JAKARTA (24 May 2018) – Indonesian Under-19 head coach Indra Sjafri is confident of a good showing at the AFC U19 Championship which they will host later this year.
The AFF U19 Championship will be held on 18 October to 4 November 2018.
“I take all three opponents as equal rivals. We have been telling the team that whoever we face in the Finals will be the same. We are always optimistic and will prepare the team well,” said Indra.
Following the official draw in Jakarta, the Indonesia U19 team has been placed in Group A against 2008 winners United Arab Emirates and 2014 champions Qatar alongside Chinese Taipei.
“After knowing the draw results, we can start preparing the team to be more focused,” he added.
“I’m sure the draw results won’t affect our preparation, but what it does is that we can prepare accordingly based on our opponents.”
