The President of the Indonesian Football Federation ‘ordered’ the U.23 team not to be afraid of Vietnam, to win the gold medal at the 31st SEA Games

The message was conveyed by the President of PSSI when directly observing the training session of the Indonesian U.23 team at Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta on April 12. Mr. Iriawan said: “The members who are about to compete at sea ​​Games, you have to be ready because I promise the fans to bring home the gold medal.” Previously, to realize that ambition, PSSI created maximum conditions to recruit U.23 from home country to compete in men’s football at the SEA Games next month.

President of the Indonesian Football Federation, Mochamad Iriawan (centre) “ordered” the U.23 team to win the gold medal at the 31st SEA Games. PSSI

According to the plan, Indonesia U.23 team is expected to go to Korea on April 15 to undergo training under the guidance of coach Shin Tae-yong. This leader was previously in his home country of Korea during a training session with the Indonesian U.19 team.

According to PSSI, the Indonesian U.23 team training session to prepare for the 31st SEA Games has 29 players, including 4 players over 23 years old, Fachruddin Aryanto, Ricky Kambuaya, Irfan Jaya and Marc Klok (Dutch midfielder). naturalization). However, currently only 18 players are participating in the training session in Jakarta, which is in charge of interim coach Bima Sakti because some other players are still playing in foreign leagues and are undergoing training with the U.19 team. in Korea.

Mr. Mochamad Iriawan (left) and Marc Klok, a naturalized Dutch midfielder PSSI

Mr. Iriawan then emphasized that the Indonesian U.23 team must practice hard to realize the dream of winning the men’s soccer gold medal at this time. PSSI President also asked the players not to be afraid to face Vietnam, the team that prevented the chance to win SEA Games 2019 of Indonesia.

In men’s football at the 31st SEA Games, Indonesia U.23 team is in Group A with the host Vietnam, U.23 Philippines, U.23 Myanmar and U.23 Timor Leste. “We are not afraid of Vietnam, I always want to convey this message to the players, both in preparation in Indonesia and later in Korea. They will practice until April 28 in Korea,” Mr. Iriawan told the news agency Antara.

Follow to calance, Coach Shin Tae-yong’s students will have their first match against U.23 Vietnam on May 6 at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho province.