PSSI has eight foreign coach nominees<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has
\nnominated eight foreign candidates to coach the national team for
\nthe Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, to be held in Kuala Lumpur in
\nSeptember.<\/p>\n
PSSI secretary-general Tri Goestoro said on Thursday that the
\nassociation would select the coach at next week's meeting.<\/p>\n
\"We have eight candidates to coach the national team. They
\ncame from various countries including Slovakia, Yugoslavia,
\nAustralia, the Netherlands and Germany,\" he said.<\/p>\n
With the appointment of a foreign coach, the current national
\ncoach Benny Dolo will serve as an assistant. Benny is now
\ntraining the team for the 2002 World Cup qualifying matches.<\/p>\n
Tri also said PSSI had yet to select SEA Games squad members,
\nbut would include the under-23 players competing in the World Cup
\nqualifier.<\/p>\n
There are 13 U-23 players in the national team. Four of them
\n-- Bambang Pamungkas, Gendut Doni Christiawan, Ismed Sofyan and
\nWarsidi -- are familiar faces in the national team.<\/p>\n
\"We'll invite some other U-23 players, who failed to pass
\nselections for the World Cup squad, into the Games squad,\" Tri
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the women's team, Tri said PSSI would still
\nstage training for female players before deciding whether to send
\na team to the Games.<\/p>\n
SEA Games regulations do not stipulate an age limit for the
\nwomen's players, which will make PSSI's task easier, however Tri
\nsaid PSSI would prefer to skip women's soccer should the team
\nfail to perform well during training.<\/p>\n
In a separate development, PSSI has rescheduled a ceremony
\nmarking its 71st anniversary from Thursday to Saturday. The
\nceremony will take place at Bung Karno Indoor Stadium in Senayan,
\nCentral Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The event will feature the grand final of the McDonald's
\nfutsal tournament between Camp 82 and Tunas Patriot soccer
\nschools. Bintaro and Pelita Bakrie soccer schools will compete
\nfor 3rd and 4th place.<\/p>\n
The futsal tournament, which is the first to be staged here,
\nis participated in by 16 soccer schools in Greater Jakarta.<\/p>\n
PSSI will also present donations to 2,500 children living in
\norphanages in five mayoralties in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
It will also honor 12 individuals and institutions who have
\ncontributed their services and support to national soccer
\ndevelopment.<\/p>\n
The individuals include the late Sjarnoebi Said, former PSSI
\nchairman from 1981-1983; the late T.D. Pardede; the late Benny
\nMulyono; the late Kadir Yusuf, a columnist and reporter at Kompas
\ndaily who proposed initiation of the Galatama national soccer
\nleague; Prof. Dr. Chaeruddin P. Lubis, rector of Universitas
\nSumatra Utara in Medan, North Sumatra, who opened the university
\nfor national team members without them having to undergo an entry
\ntest; and Daniel, an informal assistant to the national team.
\n(ivy)<\/p>",
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