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While the
domestic football in Indonesia remains beset with problems, its attractiveness
as a destination does not appear to have diminished.
Dutch giant
PSV Eindhoven will visit Jakarta next month, organizers said on Monday. The
21-time Eredivisie champion will play twice at Gelora Bung Karno, facing an
Indonesia Selection on Jan. 9 and a Jakarta Selection on Jan. 12 in the Jakarta
Challenge.
The
Eredivisie began its month-long winter break on Monday, and event promoter
Saujana Media claimed PSV would bring its best players.
“We also
negotiated with Ajax to play here, but they had already signed a deal with
another party,” Saujana Media event director S.T. Arasu said.
PSV is
second in the Dutch league, a point behind leader AZ Alkmaar after 17 games.
Arasu said
the Jakarta Challenge would be an annual event. He said organizers would invite
other top European clubs to take part.
“We have a
long-term plan with this event. That’s why we named it the Jakarta Challenge,
not the ‘PSV Indonesia Tour,’ ” he said. “We plan to lure top clubs to play in
the tournament every January starting with PSV. We’ve been in talks with Bayern
Munich for 2013 Jakarta Challenge.”
The
national team will make up the Indonesia Selection, while the Jakarta Selection
will include players from the capital’s clubs plus former Manchester United
star Andy Cole and Malaysian striker Safee Sali. Arasu said negotiations with
Cole were in the final stages. “We are sure his presence will add plenty of
bite to the Jakarta Selection forward line,” he said.
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