Determination Village League Donates Players to National Team

Foreign players bloody Indonesia are now able to defend Merah Putih through naturalization. Striker bloody Uruguay, Cristian Gonzalez became the first naturalized player to play for the national team after becoming a Citizens of Indonesia (WNI) on 1 November 2010.

Gonzalez is eligible because more than five years of playing in the country. The idea of ​​naturalization continues to grow until the formation of U23 national team and is supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KEMENPORA).

However, according to former national team player Johanis Auri, the idea of ​​naturalization is not appropriate.

"Whether in Indonesia, no player? If not, who is wrong? How many hundred million people in Indonesia, why should be hard to 'buy' foreign players?" Johanis said in the declaration Football Board Rakyat Indonesia (Basri) at the Century Hotel, Jakarta.

Johanis as Chairman of the Coordinating Center is currently looking for seed Basri young players from the villages in Indonesia. The trick with the Village League to hold Indonesia (stick) that plan would involve 90 thousand villages.

However, it has not been described in detail how to detail the competition with the participants that much. Questions also still be self-supporting funds from its members.

"We work on competition in the Village area and the District alone. If there will be players who 'finished' of this competition, please take PSSI," said General Secretary BASRI, Nasir Salassa.

BASRI which claims could be a solution in the future achievements of the national team also claimed not a rival organization PSSI. But active partners who will continue to work together.

"If there are talented players will be donated to PSSI,"he said in answer to a solution Johanis talented players other than naturalization.