Indonesia

Tjong trims squad to 24

JAKARTA (7 August 2016) โ€“ Following a handful of friendly matches, Indonesian Under-19 head coach Eduard Tjong has trimmed his squad to 24 players ahead of the AFF U19 Championship next month. The AFF U19 meet will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam on 11-24 September. “The six players whom we have cut have not been…

Tough for Indonesia, says Pikal

JAKARTA (4 August 2016) โ€“ Wolfgang Pikal, the assistant coach of Indonesia has termed their position in Group A of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016, as a tough group (group berat). This follows the official draw of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 that was held on Tuesday in Yangon, Myanmar where Indonesia found themselves being…

Pikal welcomes move to stop ISC

JAKARTA (6 July 2016) โ€“ Indonesian assistant coach Wolfgang Pikal has welcomed news to stop the Indonesia Soccer Championship (ISC) 2016 following crowd trouble this week. Imam Nahrawi, the Indonesian Minister for Youth and Sports has given out suggestion that the ISC should be stopped this week following the fight between fans of Persija Jakarta…

Young Turks for Indonesia

JAKARTA (29 June 2016) โ€“ Indonesia will be banking on the Young Turks as they look to regenerate the national team ahead of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 later this year. Newly appointed head coach of Indonesia, Alfred Riedl alongside assistant Wolfgang Pikal are currently on a tour of Indonesia as they look for new…