Asnawi And Witan Get AFC Highlights In Discussion Of The Indonesian National Team In The 2023 Asian Cup

AFC highlighted Asnawi Mangkualam and Witan Sulaeman in the 2023 Asian Cup (Instagram/@asnawi_bhr).

JAKARTA - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) discussed a series of contestants who will appear in the 2023 Asian Cup which will start rolling on Friday, January 12, 2024. Indonesia did not escape the team that was also discussed.

Through his official Instagram account, the AFC displays the profile of the Indonesian national team in a short animation picture. At this moment, two Garuda Squad players, namely Asnawi Mangkualam and Witan Sulaeman, did not escape the spotlight.

The Garuda team will come to #AsianCup2023 with the aim of qualifying from the group stage for the first time!" write a statement accompanying the upload.

In the short video, it was stated that captain Asnawi was a star for the Indonesian national team. The player also has a record of 36 matches and one goal.

Meanwhile, Witan was chosen as a star candidate because of the nine goals that had been scored by the former Lechia Gdansk player while defending the Garuda Squad.

In addition to highlighting the two players, the AFC also mentioned a positive fact that Indonesia has qualified for the Asian Cup four times even though it has always been stuck in the group stage, namely in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2007.

Widodo Cahyono Putro, who is an Indonesian football legend, also did not escape discussion. The AFC explained that the former Red and White Team striker was Indonesia's first goalscorer in the Asian Cup 28 years ago.

Widodo's goal is also said to be one of the best goals of all time in the history of organizing the largest tournament in Asia.

In addition, this short video from the AFC also highlighted the presence of coach Shin Tae-yong who is said to have a winning percentage of 52 percent.

At the end of the video, this account also does not forget to explain the schedule for the match to be played by the Indonesian national team in Group D of the 2023 Asian Cup.

The Garuda squad will play their first match against Iraq on January 15, 2024. Then, meet Vietnam on January 19, 2024 and fight Japan on January 24, 2024.