After Officially Becoming An Indonesian Citizen, Mees Hilgers Immediately Challenges Jose Mourinho's Team

JAKARTA - A big challenge immediately awaits Mees Hilgers after holding a new status as an Indonesian citizen (WNI). The FC Twente defender will meet with Jose Mourinho according to his team's schedule.

FC Twenty is scheduled to host Fenerbahce in the Europa League continued match at the De Grolsch Veste Stadium, Enschede. The match which took place on Thursday, October 3, 2024, evening local time.

As is known, Fenerbahce is now carpentry by Jose Mourinho.

The moment of Jose Mourinho's meeting took place after Hilgers had just assumed his status as an Indonesian citizen. The Hilgers citizenship transfer process itself was carried out in Brussels, Belgium on Monday, September 30, 2024.

The completion of naturalization made Hilgers expected to strengthen the Indonesian national team against Bahrain and China in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, 10 and 15 October 2024.

Before making his debut with the Indonesian national team, Hilgers will have two important matches with FC Twenty.

First, Hilgers will face Fenerbahce, who is currently coached by Jose Mourinho after holding Manchester United 1-1 at Old Trafford in the first match of the Europa League.

Fenerbahce is one of Turkey's best clubs. Apart from being trained by Mourinho, Fenerbahce has top players, such as Edin Dzeko, Dusan Tadic, Fred, Filip Kostic, Cenk Tosun, to Sofyan Amrabat.

In the first match of the Europa League this season, Fenerbahce managed to narrowly win 2-1 over Union Saint-Gilicoise in Istanbul.

Then, after fighting Fenerbahce, FC Twenty will face one of the Dutch giants, Feyennoord, in the 2024/2025 Eredivisie continued, Sunday, October 6, 2024.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian national team will travel to Bahrain headquarters, Bahrain National Stadium, October 10, 2024, to undergo the Group C match of the Third Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification. Then, the Garuda Squad will face China at the Qingdao Stadium on October 15, 2024.