The Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong, summoned 40 players to attend the U-19 national team training center (TC) in South Korea.
The training camp carried out in preparation for the 2023 U-20 World Cup will take place in two cities in South Korea, namely Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daegu.
The Indonesian national team will undergo TC in Gyeongsangbuk-do City on March 13-24, before continuing in Daegu until April 10, 2022.
However, before leaving for South Korea, the players will still be training in Jakarta starting on March 2.
Garuda troops not only train in Ginseng Country, but are also scheduled to undergo a test match against the South Korean U-20 national team.
Mochamad Iriawan as the general chairman of PSSI hopes that the players can improve their abilities during the training camp.
"The players must work hard, be disciplined, and focus on improving their mental, skill, physical and performance while in South Korea," said Mochamad Iriawan, quoted from the official PSSI website.
"TC in South Korea is a series of preparations for the upcoming 2023 U-20 World Cup," said the man who is familiarly called Iwan Bule.
Pelatih timnas Indonesia, Shin Tae-yong, memanggil 40 pemain untuk mengikuti pemusatan latihan atau training centre (TC) timnas U-19 di Korea Selatan.
Pemusatan latihan yang dilakukan sebagai persiapan menjelang Piala Dunia U-20 2023 tersebut akan berlangsung di dua kota di Korea Selatan, yakni Gyeongsangbuk-do dan Daegu.
Timnas Indonesia akan menjalani TC di Kota Gyeongsangbuk-do pada 13-24 Maret, sebelum dilanjutkan di Daegu hingga 10 April 2022.
Namun, sebelum berangkat ke Korea Selatan, para pemain tetap akan melangsungkan latihan di Jakarta mulai tanggal 2 Maret.
Pasukan Garuda tak hanya berlatih di Negeri Ginseng, tetapi juga dijadwalkan menjalani uji tanding melawan timnas Korea Selatan U-20.
Mochamad Iriawan selaku ketua umum PSSI berharap para pemain dapat meningkatkan kemampuan selama pemusatan latihan.
"Para pemain harus kerja keras, disiplin, dan fokus demi meningkatkan mental, skill, fisik, serta performa mereka selama di Korea Selatan," ujar Mochamad Iriawan, dilansir dari laman resmi PSSI.
"TC di Korea Selatan merupakan rangkaian persiapan mengikuti Piala Dunia U-20 2023 mendatang," ujar pria yang akrab disapa Iwan Bule Ini.