The National Team Arrives In Kuwait, Ready To Fight In The 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers

JAKARTA - The Indonesian National Team has landed in Kuwait on Saturday at 02.05 in the morning to take part in the 2023 Asian Cup qualification which will take place on 8-15 June.

The group consisting of 23 players and 20 officials was greeted enthusiastically by dozens of Indonesians who were members of several groups of Indonesian football supporters in Kuwait who were waiting at the airport and accommodation.

Indonesian Ambassador to Kuwait Lena Maryana, in her statement, welcomed all team members.

"The Indonesian Embassy team together with a group of Indonesian supporters in Kuwait are ready to support the struggle of the Indonesian national team in Kuwait," he said as quoted by Antara.

Lena emphasized the readiness of the Indonesian Embassy to support the national team's struggle toward the 2023 Asian Cup.

"We have requested an allocation of 500 tickets to the Kuwait Football Association so that the entire group of Indonesian supporters can directly support it," said Lena, who welcomed the national team at the accommodation.

Ambassador Lena then spoke with the Technical Director of PSSI Indra Sjafri to discuss several things about preparation and various things that the Indonesian national team needed to know, including weather challenges.

Kuwait is now starting to enter the summer with an average temperature of 45 degrees Celsius during the day.

The peak of summer will occur in July-August with average temperatures reaching more than 50 degrees Celsius during the day.

Meanwhile, Indra Sjafri also expressed his appreciation for the support from the Indonesian Embassy and the Indonesian people in Kuwait who were present at the airport and athlete accommodation.

"Thank you, Mrs. Ambassador and friends of the Indonesian Embassy for welcoming the national team, even though we arrived in Kuwait in the early morning, and also thank you for the diaspora and national team supporters in Kuwait. Support from the Indonesian people in Kuwait will be a motivation for the team," said Indra.

The Indonesian national team is in the same group as Kuwait, Jordan, and Nepal. As for the first schedule, the Indonesian national team will face the host Kuwait on June 8, 2022, at 19.15 Kuwait time or 23.15 western Indonesia time.

Next, the national team will face Jordan on June 12 at 22.15 Kuwait time (02.15 western Indonesia time), and Nepal on June 15, 2022, at 22.15 Kuwait time (02.15 western Indonesia time).