Ahead Of The 2023 U-17 World Cup, The Milky Way Disbursed The Condition Of The U-17 National Team Squad
Bima Sakti's U-17 national team squad underwent preparations for the 2023 U-17 World Cup. (doc PSSI)

JAKARTA - The U-17 national team coach, Bima Sakti revealed the increasingly compact condition of his team. They also enjoyed togetherness ahead of the 2023 U-17 World Cup in the country.

Before appearing in the prestigious event on November 10-2 December, Bima Sakti had selected and streamlined the U-17 national team squad to 21 players. After this selection process, Bima Sakti said that his foster children were getting better in building communication.

They have (selected to) 21 players, more melting. They can communicate more because maybe before they thought they were selected or not. So psychologically, they are more enjoyable and can communicate with fellow players," Bima said as quoted from the official PSSI website on Monday, November 6.

After the last selection, Bima Sakti and the squad were in Surabaya, East Java last Friday. At the location designated as the home base of the national team, Bima Sakti and the new team held their first training at the Gelora Delta Sidoarjo Stadium, Sunday, October 5 evening.

Bima Sakti chose the night training time because he wanted to adjust to Indonesia's match time at the 2023 U-17 World Cup, which was mostly held at night.

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"Yes, we deliberately took (the exercise agency) at night, because later on the 10th (November) we will compete at night. On November 6 to 9, we also took (training) at night for adjustments to the weather here," said the Milky Way.

Bima further revealed that the U-17 national team players have now begun to get used to the weather conditions in Surabaya and its surroundings which are quite hot. With continuous positive developments, Bima Sakti asks for prayers and support so that everything goes smoothly and optimally.

"Hopefully the players can appear free and ask for support also for the football lovers in Indonesia to support us, watch directly at GBT, then also pray from people who watch from television," said Bima.

At the 2023 U-17 World Cup, the Indonesian squad joined in Group A with Ecuador, Panama and Morocco. The inaugural U-17 national team match will face Ecuador on November 10 at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium (GBT) at 19.00 WIB.


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