Brazilians to join PSIS

Brazilians to join PSIS

SEMARANG (JP): Two Brazilian soccer players Arliston de
Olivera and Gabriel -- who recently resigned from Persijap club
in Jepara, Central Java -- applied to the Semarang-based PSIS
team prior to the 2001 Bank Mandiri soccer league.

"Both players have applied to join our squad in the league's
division one. PSIS officials are discussing the possibility of
hiring them," said PSIS manager Anggoto Mardi Husodo on
Wednesday.

He admitted that both foreign players had better skills than
locals. However, the club's officials still have to discuss their
salary.

PSIS -- the 1999 league champion, relegated from the main
division -- also plans to recruit three other foreign players
from Cameroon and Chili.

"We need foreign players to support our ambition to be
promoted to the main division," Anggoto said. (har)