3 Candidates For Naturalized Players Called To Join The U-20 National Team TC, PSSI Deputy: The Process Is Still Ongoing

Deputy Chairman of PSSI, Zainudin Amali. (Photo: Ulfa Gusti Utami/VOI)

JAKARTA - PSSI Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum), Zainudin Amali, spoke about the naturalization process of the three players who Shin Tae-yong called to the training camp (TC) to the U-20 national team. The players are Justin Hubner, Ivar Jenner, and Rafael Struick.

Amali said the process of the three names was continuing. Nearby, the files of these three players will be brought to Commission X of the DPR to immediately undergo further steps.

"On the 20th, we had a hearing (RDP) with Commission X, (on) 21 am with Commission 3 then a plenary meeting after that," Amali explained.

"The target is when it is decided at the plenary meeting on the 21st, the process from the legislature is just to be delivered to the president, signed and then sworn and completed," he continued.

Furthermore, the Deputy Chairman of PSSI emphasized that during the naturalization process these three names were not required to be in Indonesia. It is only when the citizenship oath is held that all three are required to be present in the country.

"Later on the process as usual, such as (naturalization) Walsh, Jordy (Amat) and (Shayne) Pattinama. They can zoom in and out, which is mandatory when the oath (citizenship) must come," he explained.

Justin Hubner, Ivar Jenner, and Rafael Struick's naturalization process must be accelerated immediately. Because with two months remaining, these three names still have to go through a lot of processes.

One of them is the process of moving the federation first as a legal requirement for grazing in the country. For this reason, PSSI seeks to pursue the naturalization process as soon as possible.

"I don't know when the deadline will be registered because they also have to move federations from Europe to Indonesia. We are trying as soon as possible, we have also had experience (naturalization) many times," he said.

As is known, the coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong, has called on players who will participate in TC to prepare for the 2023 U-20 World Cup on May 20-June 11, 2023. In addition to conducting training in Jakarta, the team plans to also forge themselves in South Korea.