After Quarantine, PSSI Makes Sure Elkan Baggott Participates In The National Team To Face Malaysia

JAKARTA - PSSI General Chair (Ketum) Mochamad Iriawan confirmed that Elkan Baggott would participate in the match between Indonesia and Malaysia. This is because Elkan Baggott has finished undergoing quarantine.

"Alhamdulillah, Elkan Baggott has finished quarantine today and has been able to participate in training with the team," said Iriawan, quoted from PSSI's official website, Sunday, December 19.

The Indonesian national team is scheduled to have the final match in Group B of the 2020 AFF Cup against Malaysia on Sunday, December 19 at 19.30 WIB. Baggott himself is known to have joined the Garuda squad at the Orchard Hotel, Singapore on Saturday 18 December afternoon.

It was previously known that Baggott was caught in the same plane with the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 sufferer. Because of this, the Singapore government then required the player to undergo quarantine.

The Singapore government's policy then forced Baggott to miss Indonesia against Vietnam in the third match of Group B.

After Baggott was declared finished undergoing quarantine, Iriawan also did not forget to express his gratitude for the full support of the Indonesian Ambassador in Singapore who assisted in the coordination.

"Thanks to the Indonesian Ambassador in Singapore (Suryopratomo) who has helped PSSI regarding this issue," continued Iriawan. It is hoped that Baggott's return to the team will increase the strength of the Garuda squad against Malaysia in order to qualify for the semifinals.

"We hope that the return of Elkan will increase the strength of the Indonesian national team ahead of the match against Malaysia," Iriawan hoped.

"PSSI hopes that the Indonesian national team will win over Malaysia and qualify for the 2020 AFF Cup semi-finals," he stressed.

This match against Malaysia will be the final match in Group B of the 2020 AFF Cup as well as a game full of prestige. Ahead of this match, the national team itself has qualified capital because it is the top of the standings with seven points from the previous three matches.