No Relaxing Words For The U-20 National Team, January 2023 Again With TC

The Indonesian U-20 national team which was divided into two groups has arrived in Jakarta (Photo: PSSI)

PSSI stated that the U-20 national team will return to undergo a follow-up training camp (TC) after arriving in Jakarta. The plan, the agenda will be held in January 2023.

Quoted from the official website of PSSI on Monday, November 28, the U-20 national team which was divided into two groups arrived in Jakarta after completing TC in Turkey and Spain.

However, returning to the country will not allow young players to relax for long. This is because TC will be held again in January 2023 in preparation for the Asian Cup and U-20 World Cup in the same year.

"The U-20 team is planned to start another camp in January 2023 as well as preparation for the tournament, namely the U-20 AFC Cup and of course the U-20 World Cup next year," said Indra Sjafri as PSSI Technical Director, quoted from the official website.

Meanwhile, the General Chairperson (Ketum) of PSSI, Mochamad Iriawan, TC at the beginning of the year is useful for improving the ability of the players. Moreover, Shin Tae-yong's team had previously undergone TC for 40 days in Turkey and Spain.

The players have experienced tremendous progress and progress during training camps in Europe.

"From there we are confident that we can achieve the best achievements in the AFC U-20 Cup and U-20 World Cup next year," added Mochamad Iriawan.

After returning to Jakarta, the players will first be returned to their respective clubs. However, this does not apply to three names, namely Marcelino Ferdinand, Muhammad Ferrari, and Dzaky Asraf.

The reason is, these three players will take part in the TC preparation for the 2022 AFF Cup with the senior national team in Bali at the end of November 2022. They were given the opportunity by Shin Tae-yong to join the Island of the Gods on November 30, 2022, two days longer than other players.