Bisnis.comJAKARTA – PSSI President Erick Thohir continues to take concrete steps to improve the performance of Indonesian football.
Apart from pursuing the 22-stadium transformation program with funds of IDR 1.9 trillion, Erick is also aiming for achievements in women’s football that have the potential to speak at Asian and global levels.
“We have signed a partnership with the Japan Football Association (JFA) for the assistance of referees and coaches. For the women’s national team, we will use a Japanese coach, who has a good tradition in women’s football so far. world because he was once a world champion,” Erick said at the Congress. Usually PSSI 2023 which takes place in Jakarta, Sunday (28/5).
Japanese women’s football won the world championship at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany. Meanwhile, over the next four years in Canada, Team Sunrise was again runners-up, but only came second.
Japanese footballers have also won the Women’s Asian Cup twice in 2014 and 2018 and won a silver medal at the London Olympics in 2012.
“Besides Japan, we will also be working with the DFB (German Football Association) to help manage our young national team. Also, as we all know, there are 170 Asian players in the Bundesliga. Although I don’t have not name any names, I can assure you that the PSSI technical director will come from Germany later,” he said.
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