RI okays naturalized players for Cup qualifiers
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 09/09/2011 3:50 PM
The Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) says six recently naturalized soccer players can play for Indonesia in the 2014 World Cup qualifying matches.
The players are Dutch-born Tonnie Cussell, Stefano Lilipaly, Johny Rudolf van Beukering and Sergio van Dijk and Nigerian-born Greg Nwoloko and Victor Chuckwuekrzie Igbonefo.
"It’s up to the coach. If the coach suggests that they join in the national team, then go ahead. We will enlist them at least one week before the games," PSSI chairman Djohar Arifin said on Friday.
A presidential decree naturalizing the players has been signed, paving the way for the men to start playing immediately, the Law and Human Rights Ministry said as reported by tribunnews.com.
