Ketum PSSI Message To Raffi Ahmad, Who Pays IDR 300 Billion To Seriously Handle The RANS Cilegon FC

Gathering of RANS Cilegon FC to the PSSI Office (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Chairman of PSSI, Mochamad Iriawan, advised the chairman of RANS Cilegon FC, Raffi Ahmad and Rudy Salim, to seriously handle the football club which was officially acquired by the two of them at the end of March.

This was conveyed by Iriawan during the gathering of RANS Cilegon FC to the PSSI Office, Monday, May 3 evening. He reminded Ahmad, who has a busy schedule as a celebrity, to always pay attention to the RANS Cilegon FC.

"I ask, both of you, when you are immersed in soccer, you have to concentrate, yes, it will take up a lot of your time in football," said Iriawan as quoted by Antara.

Apart from that, he positively welcomed the presence of both of them - from a model / actor as well as a businessman - in the world of football. "I believe football is advancing because of the people who are professional in their fields, but of course they are accompanied by people who are experts in their fields, coaches and managers," said Iriawan.

This includes Persis Solo which was acquired by Kaesang, President Jokowi's son, which according to Iriawan will enliven Liga 2.He sees those who bring fresh air in Liga 2 have the desire to advance football, which is considered to have a fairly far popularity gap from Liga 1.

Ahmad, said the focus now is to build a team with a mix of senior players, including Hamka Hamzah and Cristian Gonzales, as well as young seeds.

One of the things that have been done by RANS Cilegon FC, he said, was a closed selection by inviting nearly 100 players from all over Indonesia.

"We fly in order to get young seeds, here we want to be serious. We want to contribute, especially League 2, to be more popular, League 3 is also popular, of course our football industry can advance," he said.

"We will TC, we will also make all our players professional, our team can also be seen as good for Indonesian football," he said.

Previously, Raffi Ahmad and Rudy Salim were reluctant to mention the details of the club's acquisition value. However, Rudy said the construction of the club, including supporting infrastructure such as soccer fields in 10 cities, as well as a soccer academy, cost more than Rp. 300 billion.