COACH Indonesian National team, Shin Tae-yong, confirmed that Egy Maulana Vikri and a number of other players who played abroad were absent from the 2022 AFF U-23 Cup. The reason was because Egy Maulana Vikri and his friends would not be released from their respective clubs.
Because, when the 2022 AFF U-23 Cup rolls on February 14-26 2022, football competitions abroad are also taking place. Just to note, there are several Indonesian footballers who have careers abroad.
(Egy Maulana Vikri was playing with FK Senica when the 2022 AFF U-23 Cup rolled around)
Call it Witan Sulaeman (Lechia Gdansk, Poland), Egy Maulana Vikri (FK Senica, Slovakia), Elkan Baggott (Ipswich Town U-23, England), Syahrian Abimanyu (Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia) and Asnawi Mangkualam (Ansan Greeners, Korea). South).
The five names will not get permission to defend the U-23 Indonesian national team which is playing in tournaments that are not on FIFA’s agenda. Moreover, competition in each country is ongoing.
“Indeed, we will bring the current squad (in the 2020 AFF Cup). But players abroad (playing abroad) such as Egy, Witan, Elkan and Asnawi may not be able to participate,” said Shin Tae-yong in a press conference ahead of the leg match. II 2020 AFF Cup final.
However, Shin Tae-yong was not worried. Because most of the young players who brought the Indonesian national team to the final of the 2020 AFF Cup will be included in the biennial event.
