JAKARTA - Former Uzbeskistan coach, Timur Kepadze, is known to have been in Indonesia to be precise in Jakarta on Friday, November 21, 2025, afternoon WIB. His presence is widely associated with the agenda of an interview with PSSI.
Kepadze's existence in Indonesia is known from the social media upload of a National football observer, Effendi Gazali. He had previously informed that Kepadze had indeed departed from Uzbekistan on Thursday, November 20, 2025, evening local time.
Arriving in Indonesia, the 44-year-old coach also held Friday prayers at the Istiqlal Mosque, Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, with Effendi Gazali and his friends.
With the status of a former Uzbekistan coach, Kepadze's presence is widely associated with PSSI. Currently, the federation is looking for a new coach after the dismissal of Patrick Kluivert.
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However, Effendi Gazali confirmed that Timur Kepadze came to Indonesia for a vacation. The plan, he will be in Indonesia for one week to visit Bali and Lombok.
"He came with absolutely nothing to do with the world of football," said Effendi Gazali.
On the other hand, PSSI already has a list of five new prospective coaches for the Indonesian national team. Although they do not want to mention the names of these coaches, PSSI ensures that they have prepared an agenda for the interview of each candidate next week.
The interview will be conducted by PSSI Technical Director Alexander Zwiers and Chairman of the National Team Agency (BTN), Sumardji.
"Coach Alexander Zwiers and I were asked to interview the five coaches. We will do it next week and choose the best for the Indonesian national team," Sumardji said on a different occasion earlier.
With the agenda of Kepadze's presence close to the PSSI interview plan, the public explained that the coach's arrival was to fulfill PSSI's summons. However, this still cannot be proven.
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