Bringing The Main Squad, The Palestinian National Team Has Arrived In Surabaya On Sunday Morning

The Palestinian national team will compete in the FIFA Matchday against Indonesia in Surabaya on June 14, 2023. (SkySports)

JAKARTA - The Exco Association of Indonesian Football (PSSI) Arya Sinulingga stated that tickets to the FIFA Matchday match between Indonesia and Palestine at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium (GBT) Surabaya on June 14 had been sold out.

"Tiketnya terjual habis dari kuota yang telah ditentukan sebanyak 40.000 tiket sold out, animo warga Surabaya luar biasa untuk sepak bola," kata Arya Sinulingga saat dihubungi Antara, Minggu.

For this reason, the man who also serves as Special Staff (Staffsus) III of the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) also thanked all residents of Surabaya and its surroundings who had purchased tickets for the match.

According to him, by selling out tickets in Surabaya, it can be concluded that in the future the national team match does not have to be held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (GBK) Jakarta, but it can be in other cities that have high interest.

"So it doesn't have to be in GBK. Currently in Surabaya and maybe in the future it can be in other cities because of the public's interest in watching high football," said the man who was born in Kabanjahe, North Sumatra.

Meanwhile, all Palestinian National Team (Timnas) players and officials who took part in the FIFA Matchday arrived in Surabaya on Sunday morning and are scheduled to immediately carry out training.

"He has arrived in Surabaya this morning, what does it mean, this is an honor for us, that Palestine, which is above us, is ranked, willing to be present in Indonesia," said Arya.

Arya explained that the Palestinian national team nicknamed Al Fida'i came to Indonesia with the main squad.

"You have to be proud and have to be able to learn from them because they are above our national team, so this match must be maximized," he said.

Therefore, with the sale of all tickets at GBT, Arya hopes that the Indonesian national team can play optimally by presenting a good match.

"Hopefully our players can play optimally even though Palestine is above Indonesia," said the alumnus of the Bandung Institute of Technology.

The following is a list of Palestinian national team players brought by coach Makram Daboub to face Indonesia in the match in Surabaya.

Goalkeeper: Rami Hamadeh, Baraa Kharub, Tawfiq Ali.

Behind: Mousa Farawi, Ameed Sawafta, Mohammed Saleh, Yaser Hamed, Michel Termanini, Mahdi Issa, Bashar Al Shobaki, Mohammed Khalil, Samer Al-Jundi, Mohammed Yousefin.

Central: Mohammed Yameen, Odai Kharub, Ataa Jaber.

Front: Tamer Seyam, Mahmoud Abu Warda, Islam Al-Batran, Saleh Chihadeh, Mahmoud Wadi, Ribal Dahamsha, Mohammad Bassem.