Injection Of FC Twenty Spirit For Mees Hilgers To Defend The Indonesian National Team Vs Bahrain

JAKARTA - The Dutch League club, FC Twenty, gave encouragement to one of its players, Mees Hilgers, who will defend the Indonesian national team against Bahrain in the 2026 World Cup Qualification continued.

The match against Bahrain will be held Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 23.00 WIB. Before joining the Garuda Squad, Mees Hilgers was indeed on fire with Twenty.

This situation clearly opened the opportunity for the player to appear as well as debut for the Indonesian national team against Bahrain. Seeing this possibility, FCTwente specifically uploaded messages to encourage Hilgers.

"Mees Hilgers has the opportunity to make his debut for the Indonesian national team tonight. Good luck!" Twente wrote on social media X quoted on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

Hilgers only officially became an Indonesian citizen (WNI) at the end of September 2024. He underwent a procession of oath of allegiance as an Indonesian citizen in Brussels, Belgium, with Eliano Reijnders.

As soon as he got his Indonesian passport, Hilgers was immediately registered with FIFA. It didn't take long for FIFA to approve the transfer of the Hilgers association from the Netherlands (KNVB) to Indonesia (PSSI).

With this approval, Hilgers has the right to defend the Indonesian national team. Shin Tae-yong as the head coach immediately took advantage of the situation by calling the player for the match against Bahrain and China.