JAKARTA - The U-23 Indonesian National Team will appear in the U-23 AFF Cup competition which will take place on February 14-26 in Cambodia. Ahead of the approaching match, Garuda Muda chose to focus on training as preparation rather than conducting a test match.
Assistant coach of the Indonesian U-23 national team, Nova Arianto said, it is very likely that the national team will not hold a test match, be it against other countries or local teams. Primary Arhan and friends will only be focused on practicing.
"In terms of testing, it seems that the U-23 Indonesian national team will not do it before playing in the U-23 AFF Cup," Nova said in a statement received on Thursday, February 3.
Regarding the reason why the national team did not undergo a test match before appearing in the AFF U-23 Cup, Nova could not reveal. According to him, it is Shin Tae-yong's prerogative as head coach.
Apart from that, it is known that Garuda Muda staff began gathering today, Thursday, February 3, before starting the agenda for the training camp in Bali on Friday tomorrow.
On this occasion, Shin Tae-yong called out 29 names of players to be included in the scheme he created. These players will also continue to finalize preparations, until on February 10 they will leave for Cambodia.
"We plan to train in Bali first and on February 10 we will immediately go to Cambodia," Nova continued.
Apart from this news, the national team will appear in the AFF U-23 Cup as residents of Group B with Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar. As the defending champion in the previous edition, on this occasion Shin Tae-yong also wanted to encourage players to keep their title.
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