PSSI concentrating on Tiger Cup, not Asian Games<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesian Soccer Federation (PSSI) is
\nfocusing on training the national team for the Tiger Cup here in
\nSeptember rather than the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in
\nDecember.<\/p>\n
Nirwan Bakrie, the federation's director, said Sunday that
\nwhether the team would participate in the Asian Games or not
\nwould be considered after the Tiger Cup.<\/p>\n
\"We will decide whether to take part in the Asian Games after
\nthe Tiger Cup because our priority is the Tiger Cup. We have no
\nplans to send our team to the Bangkok Games,\" Nirwan said during
\na breaking of the fast gathering Sunday.<\/p>\n
Nirwan said the players would begin training in February for
\nthe Tiger Cup.<\/p>\n
\"The players will come from the SEA Games team.\"<\/p>\n
Nirwan said the federation had yet to decide who would coach
\nthe team as it was still considering a proposal from Henk
\nWullems. Wullems has proposed that he be paid in U.S dollars, due
\nto the current currency situation.<\/p>\n
\"We will hold a meeting on Feb. 5 with the local clubs. The
\nmeeting will also discuss sponsorship seeing the promoter (PT
\nCipta Citra Senindo) has withdrawn from the Indonesian league and
\nwill not submit a Rp 5.3 billion subsidy to the clubs,\" Nirwan
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Referring to the promotion situation, Nirwan urged State
\nMinister for Youth Affairs and Sport Hayono Isman to help owners
\nof local clubs find funds.<\/p>\n
\"We are grateful that the minister asked the local clubs to
\ndevelop soccer,\" Nirwan said as quoted by Antara.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Weightlifting Association has said
\nit will not insist on taking part in the Bangkok Games should the
\nIndonesian Sports Council (KONI) not want it to send athletes.<\/p>\n
Budi Santoso, the association's general affairs director, said
\nyesterday that this statement was a response to President
\nSoeharto's instruction that only sports with good medal prospects
\nwere to go to the Games.<\/p>\n
Budi said the association had prepared 12 weightlifters for
\nthe Asian Games but if KONI wanted to restrict their number to
\nfour, it would send only four.<\/p>\n
\"We will abide by KONI rules. We will be ready with our
\nathletes if suddenly KONI wants to send weightlifters to the
\nAsian Games,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Adolf Warouw, KONI's secretary-general, said he thought
\nweightlifters had the potential to capture gold medals at the
\nAsian Games.<\/p>\n
\"Of the 21 sports KONI chairman Wismoyo Arismundar suggested,
\neight are more likely to grab gold medals. Badminton,
\nweightlifting and windsurfing are among them.\" he said. (lnt)<\/p>",
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