U-20 National Team Continues Training Camp, Indra Sjafri Reveals 2 Trial Agendas In March

Indra Sjafri called four new players to enter the TC Indonesia U-20 (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - The coach of the Indonesian U-20 national team, Indra Sjafri, has scheduled his team to return to training camp (TC) in March 2024. In that agent, the coach also plans to play two test matches. Previously, it was known that the U-20 national team had undergone the first phase of the TC in Qatar, then continued the second TC in Jakarta on December 30. The second agenda closed with internal games on Friday, February 9, 2024 afternoon, WIB at Field A, Senayan, Jakarta. After the agenda, Indra Sjafri immediately sent home about 30 players in the team to his respective clubs on Saturday, February 10. After that, the coach from West Sumatra ensured that the Garuda Nusantara squad would return to TC and play two test matches. "We will continue that “ It (TC) in March (2024) and we have designed two trials," said Indra Sjafri in his statement quoted on Sunday, February 11. Although TC has compiled a return plan and a trial plan, Indra Sjafri did not explain which team would be used as opponents of the U-20 Indonesian national team in the two test matches. If you play abroad, then the coach hopes that the opponent of the Garuda Nusantara squad will be a team of other countries. However, if the agenda is held in Indonesia, the opponent's strong candidate is one of the League 1 clubs. " “ If (held) abroad, we will always play with the country's teams there and if we test domestically, we will make sure the trial against League 1 clubs, we will announce it later," he said. "If that's the case, PSSI (testing place) is the only one who manages it, only as a coach, I have proposed two trials and have communicated and PSSI has conveyed it to us, hopefully the two countries will be willing," added Indra Sjafri. For TC in March 2024, Indra Sjafri emphasized that he would summon a number of players who have Indonesian passports. In addition, he also prioritized local players who performed well in the first and second TCs to his squad. "The players we are calling are the best from TC stages 1 and 2, and later we will call players who have Indonesian passports," explained Indra Sjafri.

"Those who play abroad are descendants, both Indonesian players who play outside, it's a March program, after March will resume the next TC, I will make a road to until December to prepare for the U-20 national team, so the general picture is like that," he said again. The Indonesian U-20 national team underwent a series of training camps to participate in a number of events. Among them are the 2024 AFF U-19 Cup and the 2025 U-20 Asian Cup Qualification which is a requirement to qualify for the 2025 U-20 World Cup.