The Indonesian National Team Squad Takes A Rapid Test Before The Training Camp

Indonesian national team players undergo a rapid test (Photo: PSSI)

JAKARTA - All players, coaches and senior national team officials and U-19 Indonesia have gathered at the Fairmont Hotel, Jakarta, Thursday, July 23 to undergo training camp (TC). In accordance with the direction of the Chairman of the PSSI, Mochamad Iriawan, they had the COVID-19 rapid test first.

As a result, everyone tested was disabled for COVID-19. However, as a form of preventing the spread of COVID-19, the senior national team and U-19 will undergo a swab test this Friday.

"Furthermore, we conducted a swab test on all players and officials," said PSSI doctor Syarif Alwi, quoted from the official website of PSSI in Jakarta, Friday.

One of the players who was called to take part in the national team TC, Ryuji Utomo accepted the rapid test and swab test as commonplace because health protocols had to be applied.

The defender who plays at the Persija Jakarta club is also enthusiastic about returning to his activities on the field after about four months of having to train at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I can't wait for the training camp later. I haven't felt the grass of the football field for a long time. Of course this is also the wish of every player. Alhamdulillah I can be selected in the TC this time and I will give my best," said Ryuji.

The Indonesian national and U-19 teams will begin testing the field on Saturday tomorrow. The TC is scheduled to last until August 8, 2020 at the Gelora Bung Karno Intermediate Stadium, Jakarta.

There are 29 senior national team players and 46 U-19 national team players who head coach Shin Tae-yong summoned for the TC.

The Indonesian national team players gathered at the Fairmont Hotel (Photo: PSSI)

The Indonesian national team will face the last three Group G matches in the second round of the 2022 World Cup Qualification for the Asian zone, namely challenging the hosts Thailand on October 8, 2020, then hosting the United Arab Emirates on October 13, 2020 and traveling to Vietnam to fight the owner of the home on November 12, 2020.

Although the opportunity to qualify for the third round is closed, PSSI wants the national team to get the best results to boost FIFA's ranking.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian U-19 national team will compete in the 2020 U-19 Asian Cup which will take place in Uzbekistan on 14-31 October 2020.

This squad is projected to become the U-20 national team that will compete in the U-20 World Cup in 2021.