Discussed By The Kanjuruhan Incident With President Jokowi, Gianni Infantino: Don't Let Indonesia Be Remembered As A Land Of Football Tragedy

President Jokowi (left) with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. (Photo: Screenshot of Youtube Presidential Secretariat)

JAKARTA - President of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino met President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the state Palace to discuss the continuation of the Kanjuruhan Tragedy. From the meeting on Tuesday, October 18 at noon WIB, Infantino promised to help football in Indonesia to be even better.

At a press conference after the agenda, Gianni Infantino explained his good goal to help Indonesian football rise after the incident at the Kanjuruhan Stadium. He even said he did not want Indonesia to be known as a country that had a bad tragedy in the world of football.

The purpose of this meeting is also to make an image of Indonesia later, not a country that has a football incident, but a country that celebrates football. Because football is happiness," Gianni said in a broadcast by the Presidential Secretariat.

Gianni's efforts to help shape a good image for Indonesian football were also triggered by the closest agenda, where Indonesia will host the 2023 U-20 World Cup.

"The closest project is the U-20 World Cup, it is a project that can build an image of Indonesia in the eyes of the world," he said.

Previously, Gianni Infantino also expressed his condolences for the incident at the Kanjuruhan Stadium which killed 133 people. Reflecting on the incident, he said FIFA would seriously help improve various elements in Indonesian football, one of the main things about infrastructure.

"We will also pay attention to infrastructure which is one part of the trigger of yesterday's tragedy (Kanjuruhan Stadium)," said Gianni.

"We will bring the experts, we ensure that Indonesia can shine through football," he said.