Chow Yun Damanik's Feelings After Knowing Can't Strengthen Indonesia At The FIFA U-17 World Cup

Diaspora player Chow Yun Damanik will not strengthen the U-17 Indonesian national team due to passport issues. (Photo: INSTAGRAM @8choww)

JAKARTA The player of the U-17 Indonesian national team diaspora, Chow Yun Damanik, feels very sad because he cannot play in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

He opened the sadness on Instagram social media, Monday, October 30, 2023 at noon WIB. Chow is certainly not in the Red and White uniform due to administrative problems.

"Hello everyone, I think you all have heard the rumors circulating. So, I will not participate in the U-17 World Cup with the Indonesian team due to passport issues," Chow Yun wrote on his Instagram account.

"I was the first to be sad but that's life, I will focus on my goals and move forward," added the player.

The player who strengthened Swiss club Lausanne-Sport was previously called to join the U-17 Indonesian national team training camp in Germany.

The certainty of Indonesian-Afrik players unable to strengthen the Indonesian national team was also conveyed by the Bima Sakti coach during a training at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Monday, October 30 morning.

"Chow Yun Damanik is a passport problem, it takes time, because his parents have passports that are two-two already Swiss. Yes, his mother is Indonesian, but now he has a Swiss passport," said Bima.

Chow's absence makes it certain that Indonesia only has two diaspora players in the World Cup later. The two players in question are Welfer Jardim and Amar Rayhan Brkic.

The U-17 World Cup 2023 will take place in Indonesia from November 10 to December 2 nearest. Indonesia together with 23 other countries will be participants in the event.