The U-23 Indonesian national team includes 33 players for the 2022 U-23 Asian Cup Qualification. There are Egy Maulana Vikri, Beckham Putra, Ronaldo Kwateh, to Bagus Kahfi.
So many promising talents are included, some of them even have big names. They are faced with the tough task of getting the U-23 national team to qualify for the U-23 Asian Cup for the first time.
Egy became one of the big names with his label as a senior national team player who was also included. So far, the FK Senica player has been Shin Tae-yong’s mainstay since the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.
Incidentally, Egy’s age is still eligible to appear in the U-23 Asian Cup Qualification. His experience at the senior level can help the U-23 national team to compete with Australia and China, against the U-23 national team in Group G.
However, there is a possibility that Egy will not be released by FK Senica for qualification on October 27 to November 2. The Slovak club had made a statement only releasing its players on FIFA Matchday.
Besides Egy, there was also Bagus Kahfi who was summoned for the first time by Shin Tae-yong. This is also a moment for Bagus’ comeback, which has been absent for two years for the country since 2019.
He was promoted from the Indonesian U-19 national team to the U-23 national team. Actually Bagus is part of the U-19 national team that is being prepared for the 2021 U-20 World Cup.
Understandably, Bagus has often been a subscriber to the age class top scorer since defending the U-16 Indonesian national team. Starting from the top score of the 2018 AFF U-16 Cup, the 2019 AFF U-18 Cup, to Garuda Select II.
But the severe injury he got while strengthening Garuda Select II made him parked for a long time from the Indonesian national team. The twin brother of Bagas Kaffa missed the U-19 National Team Training Camp which was held in Croatia to Spain.
Now Bagus has recovered and has been involved in several matches with his new club, Jong FC Utrecht. He hadn’t managed to get the main place yet, but it was enough to make Shin Tae-yong glance at him.
Bagus’s presence can be an additional strength for the U-23 national team’s front line. His experience at various age levels can be a hope for the U-23 national team to be productive in scoring goals.
Besides Bagus, there are four other players who can also be competitors on the front lines. They are Hanis Saghara, Rabbani Tasnim, Ronaldo Kwateh, and Taufik Hidayat.
Ronaldo Kwateh is a surprise name considering he is still 16 years old. In addition, he has never strengthened the age-class national team and was immediately called up to the U-23 national team.
Players born in 2004 have also just had their first season as a professional player in Liga 1 2021. No goals have been scored in 231 minutes of playing for Madura United.
Even so, Ronaldo Kwateh does have promising talent. His individual skills and determination are extraordinary for a 16-year-old player when performing at the highest level.
No wonder Rahmad Darmawan as the coach of Madura United always fielded the son of Roberto Kwateh in Serie 1 Liga 1. Ronaldo Kwateh played 3 times as a starter and three times as a substitute.
In addition, there is also Beckham Putra who is shining with Persib Bandung. He always played in Serie 1 Liga 1 with a record of two goals and an assist.
As an attacking midfielder, Beckham can be a servant of the strikers to score goals. In addition, he can also accelerate himself into the opponent’s defense to create scoring opportunities.
There was also Saddil Ramdani from Sabah FC who was also called in. Even though he has been injured and has been parked for a long time in recent Malaysia Super League 2021 matches, Saddil’s ability cannot be doubted.
It’s just that injury problems make Saddil likely to be absent again. Previously he was also included for the 2023 Asian Cup playoffs, but could not fulfill it due to a long injury.
Of the various talented names above, there are also other famous players. Starting from Rizky Ridho, Rachmat Irianto, Alfeandra Dewangga, Asnawi Mangkualam, Primary Arhan, Braif Fatari, Febi Eka Putra, Witan Sulaeman, Syahrian Abimanyu, to Ramai Rumakiek.
They bear the heavy burden of passing the U-23 national team to the U-23 Asian Cup. Bagus Cs must be the group winner or the best runner-up to get 1 ticket to the main round of the U-23 Asian Cup.
“We hope that with good preparation, the Indonesian national team can qualify for the 2022 U-23 Asian Cup. PSSI continues to support coach Shin Tae-yong’s training program for the achievement of the Indonesian national team,” said PSSI General Chair Mochamad Iriawan.
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