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        "id": 1743565,
        "msgid": "mauro-zijlstra-ready-to-compete-with-new-naturalised-players-in-the-indonesian-national-team-1780634056",
        "date": "2026-05-17 04:25:01",
        "title": "Mauro Zijlstra Ready to Compete with New Naturalised Players in the Indonesian National Team",
        "author": "Sem Bagaskara",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Sports",
        "summary": "Persija Jakarta striker Mauro Zijlstra has welcomed plans to add more naturalised players to the Indonesian national team. He stated his readiness to compete with the new potential players, viewing it as a positive step towards improving the squad's performance in upcoming tournaments.",
        "content": "<p>Persija Jakarta striker Mauro Zijlstra has expressed his support for\nthe plan to include additional naturalised players in the Indonesian\nnational team.<\/p>\n<p>He also stated that he is ready to compete with the prospective\nnaturalised players who will play in the same attacking positions.<\/p>\n<p>The PSSI (Indonesian Football Association) is reportedly planning to\nadd five more naturalised players to improve the quality of the Garuda\nsquad ahead of several upcoming tournaments, including the FIFA Matchday\nin June, the 2026 ASEAN Championship (AFF Cup), and the 2027 Asian\nCup.<\/p>\n<p>This new naturalisation process is said to be at the direct request\nof coach John Herdman and has received approval from PSSI Chairman Erick\nThohir.<\/p>\n<p>The news, which was initially leaked by the Special Staff of the\nIndonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights, Noor Korompot, on Thursday\n(14\/5\/2026), claimed that the PSSI had processed the naturalisation of\ntwo young stars, namely Luke Vickery (Macarthur FC) and Mitchell Baker.\nBoth players play as strikers.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on this, Mauro Zijlstra welcomed the new naturalisation\nprocess.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, this program is acceptable as long as it aims to\nimprove the performance of the national team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, if they can help the team, that\u2019s good. So for me,\nnaturalisation, as long as it helps the team, there is no problem,\u201d said\nthe 21-year-old striker to KOMPAS.com after the Super League match\nbetween Persik Kediri and Persija at Brawijaya Stadium on Saturday\n(16\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The former FC Volendam player did not object to the arrival of the\ntwo players, even though they both play as strikers.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that he is ready to compete for a place in the Indonesian\nnational team because competition motivates him to continue developing\nas a player.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mauro-zijlstra-ready-to-compete-with-new-naturalised-players-in-the-indonesian-national-team-1780634056",
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