According to the draw results of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), U23 Indonesia is in Group K in the qualifying round of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship along with Turkmenistan and Chinese Taipei. This is considered a fairly suitable group for U23 Indonesia, especially when they will compete in the qualifying round at home from September 4-12.
According to Indonesian media, coach Indra Sjafri was very excited and acted humorously right after the draw. This strategist watched the draw live at a hotel in Saudi Arabia. After the draw results, he immediately ran straight to a mosque to… thank God. Mr. Indra Sjafri also prayed in the hope that U23 Indonesia would win a ticket to the final round.
"Thank God. We have just completed the draw for the AFC U23 Championship qualifiers, where we are in Group K. We are in the same group as Turkmenistan and Chinese Taipei.
Right after the draw, from the hotel, I ran straight to Nabawi Mosque to thank God and pray for U23 Indonesia to win the right to enter the final round of the U23 Asian Cup in Qatar and of course later become an excellent team in Asia" - Coach Indra Sjafri excitedly told the Indonesian media.
Coach Indra Sjafri was very excited after the draw results.
The 60-year-old coach also revealed that he will assign his assistants to carefully study the two opponents in Group K to prepare for important matches in the qualifying round.
"In the near future, I will discuss carefully with my assistants to find out the strengths and weaknesses of my opponents."
Coach Indra Sjafri has just made a strong impression when leading U23 Indonesia to win the SEA Games championship after 32 years of waiting. The tight schedule of U23 and the Indonesian national team in 2023 has caused the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) to continue giving Mr. Indra Sjafri the opportunity to lead the U23 team to participate in the Asian qualifiers because they do not want National Team head coach Shin Tae-yong to face difficulties if he has to take on the duties of both teams at the same time.
In the past, Indonesian football has never participated in the AFC U23 Championship Finals because it was always eliminated from the qualifying round.
Quite similar to U23 Indonesia, U23 Vietnam is also in a fairly easy group in the qualifying round of the U23 Asian Cup (Group C) with Singapore, Yemen and Guam. Coach Troussier and his team also have the advantage of playing at home.
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