Andulkan Pemain Muda, Tim Jakarta Electric PLN Ready To Follow PLN Mobile Proliga 2023

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JAKARTA - The PLN Electric Jakarta Women's Volleyball Team is ready to compete in the 2023 PLN Mobile Proliga national volleyball league. Armed with young players, the mainstay team of PT PLN (Persero) is optimistic that it can advance to the final four and even become champions in this year's competition.

PT PLN (Persero) continues to provide full support for the Jakarta Electric PLN volleyball team which will compete starting January 7.

Director of New Renewable Project and Energy Management of PT PLN (Persero) Wiluyo Kusdwiharto while launching the team arrangement for 2023 hopes that Jakarta Electric PLN will continue to make achievements in the 2023 Proliga championship. Even though it is filled with young players, he hopes not to dampen the spirit of Jakarta Electric PLN in the national banking championship.

"The target of the young Jakarta Electric PLN team in Proliga 2023, in addition to getting the experience of competing at the highest level of national competition, we are also targeting achievements to enter final four," said Wiluyo, in his statement, Saturday, December 31.

Moreover, the PLN Electric Jakarta Team has a track record that deserves thumbs up. Until now, only the PLN Electric Jakarta women's team has been able to bring home the Proliga trophy thanks to the success of winning the Proliga three times in a row.

"In the history of the Jakarta Electric Women's Team Proliga, PLN is highly respected because it has won the Proliga six times and has won three consecutive times or repeated hat-tricks, this is the record for the most champions to date," he said.

Wiluyo explained, PLN continues to be committed to supporting and advancing volleyball in Indonesia, this is also in line with the mandate from the Ministry of SOEs which appointed PLN as Father of the National Volleyball'. Therefore, with the participation of the PLN Electric Jakarta Team, it is hoped that the development of young volleyball athletes can continue to exist and be sustainable.

"So that it gives birth to outstanding athletes who not only make PLN proud, but can also make Indonesia proud in international championships," he said.

The chairman of Jakarta Electric PLN, M. Munief Budiman continued, for PLN Mobile Proliga 2023, Jakarta Electric PLN recruited a foreign coach from Azerbaijan, Riya Rajabov. Riya Rajabov's presence is expected to make a young team to make achievements at PLN Mobile Proliga 2023.

Meanwhile, in recruiting players, Jakarta Electric PLN also collaborated with several amateur volleyball clubs in selecting the best talents from various regions.

Since last November, Jakarta Electric PLN has collected 14 players from selection and conducted a training camp at GOR Jakarta Electric PLN Cigereleng, Bandung, West Java. Apart from being made up of 14 local players, because they are required to participate in foreign players, Jakarta Electric PLN this year recruited 2 foreign players named Zidkova from Azerbaijan and Vielka Peralta from Republika Dominica.

"Hopefully, armed with young players when facing a busy schedule of matches, Jakarta Electric PLN can outperform the opponent's physical abilities and stamina," said Munief.

The coach of the Jakarta Electric PLN women's volleyball team, Riya Rajabov, is optimistic about the composition of the current Jakarta Electric PLN youth players. Riya Rajabov said the young players from the Jakarta Electric PLN team had extraordinary potential.

"Our target is to enter final four and then we are targeting to become first place winners. I really believe in my team as they trust me," he said.

The team is scheduled to face Jakarta BIN O2C at the league kick-off on January 7, 2023.