Hokky Caraka Asked To Control Emotions Against Thailand In The AFF U-23 Cup Semifinals

Hokky Caraka must be able to control emotions if it participates in the Indonesia U-23 vs Thailand U-23 (doc. Indonesian national team) match.

JAKARTA - The U-23 Indonesian national team striker, Hokky Caraka, had a great chance of going down directly when the team faced Thailand U-23 in the 2025 AFF U-23 Cup semifinals. In that match, Hokky was asked to hold back his emotions when appearing on the field.

The U-23 Indonesian national team match against Thailand will be held at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta, on Friday, July 25, 2025, at 20.00 WIB. The statement about Hokky Caraka being asked to be able to control emotions was expressed by the U-23 Indonesian national team manager, Ahmed Zaki.

"I've spoken to Hokky for him to also be able to contain his emotions, concentration, focus on the game, especially this very crucial semifinal match."

"If we look at Hokky's mentality, we have focused on returning to the match," said Ahmed Zaki at the Madya Stadium, quoted Friday, July 25, 2025.

It didn't stop there, PSSI General Chair Erick Thohir also asked Hokky not to be disturbed by social media. The PSS Sleman player was asked to focus on training and competing.

"I went through coach Gerald Vanenburg asking permission to call Jens Raven and Hokky Caraka to focus. Hokky is under pressure. Please, focus," said Erick.

Previously, it was known that after the match against Malaysia U-23, Hokky was beaten by a number of netizens who made inappropriate blasphemy. This is related to the player's performance on the field.

Because he couldn't stand the harsh blasphemy, Hokky made an official statement via social media. He even asked the five account owners to apologize if they didn't want to be reported to the police.