WESTI Grassroot Football Fest Is A Meeting Place For Young Footballers

Illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - BARATI Grassroot Football Fest which was held at Senayan Park Jakarta until Sunday, January 29 became a meeting place for young Indonesian footballers.

Tays Bakers CEO Alexander Anwar said the event was part of a series of Tays Bakers BARATI Road to Gothia Cup 2023 talent selection programs.

"Activities like this are important not only to train children's physical and mental skills, but also to shape their character, so they have the spirit to move forward and not give up easily. This is not a matter of winning and losing, but how to become a stronger person and have a fighting spirit," Alexander said as quoted by Antara, Sunday.

The Tays Bakers BARATI Road to Gothia Cup 2023 tournament will be held on February 16-19 2023 in Bali, carrying the concept of sportsourism.

Participants of this tournament consist of 64 teams from various Football Schools (SSB) in 16 provinces. It is estimated that there will be 256 games in the tournament.

Furthermore, this event is also the beginning of a series of talent selections for footballers aged 12 and 13 to enter the WORATI World Tour 2023 team to compete in the WEDNESDAY World Youth Cup Gothia Cup youth soccer tournament in Sweden on 16-22 July.

"And specifically at today's event, we designed it so that the participants and visitors of grassroots can have fun and feel joy while competing in the scarcity of football," added the CEO of Proud Red and White, Krisna Marsis.

The Gothia Cup competition itself has led a number of talented young Indonesian talents to take part in the international arena, one of which is Egy Maulana Fikri, who is the star of the Indonesian U-19 national team.

In 2016, Egy was able to bring Indonesia, represented by ASIOP Apacinti, won the Gothia Cup in Sweden and won the title of best player.

After competing in the Gothia Cup, Egy also successfully strengthened the Indonesian U-19 national team in the Toulon Tournament and received the 2017 Jouer Revelation Trophee Toulon Tournament award.