Chinese, Indonesian, Thai football teams to meet in tournament

Source: Xinhua| 2018-09-19 19:38:36|Editor: Shi Yinglun
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JAKARTA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Three football teams from China, Indonesia and Thailand will compete in the PSSI Anniversary U-19 Tournament to be held in Indonesia later this week.

The matches are organized by the Indonesian football association (PSSI) and are scheduled to be played from September 21-25 and will be held in the Pekansari sport stadium in Bogor, the secretary general of the PSSI Ratu Tisha revealed.

"Teams from China and Thailand have confirmed their participation in the PSSI Anniversary U-19 Tournament," she said in a statement issued by the association on Wednesday.

The tournament will be a warm-up for the Indonesian football team before competing in the AFC U-19 Cup scheduled to be held in the country from October 18 to November 4.

In addition to facing China and Thailand, the Indonesian players are also scheduled to play opponents from Saudi Arabia in October. 

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