Three foreigners apply to Persijap

Three foreigners apply to Persijap

SEMARANG (JP): Three foreign soccer players from Cameroon,
Brazil and Liberia have requested to join the Persijap Jepara
club, an official said here on Monday.

The three players are Simon Atangana (Cameroon), Arliston de
Olivera (Brazil) and Jonah Ballah (Liberia).

Beni Hartono, the club's coach, said on Monday that they are
considering whether to accept the three players on the team.

"I have received the names of the players and the amount of
their contracts. Whether they are accepted will depend on the
decision of the Persijap Jepara club," Beni said.

Persijap Jepara is one of the clubs competing in the Bank
Mandiri Indonesian Soccer League 2000/2001 which resumes in
January next year.

Atangana once played for PSBL Bandar Lampung while Olivera and
Ballah played for PSIS Semarang.

Beni said that the club is seriously concentrating on the
Indonesian League competitions. "We are selecting our players,
including adding new players, both local and foreign." (har)