Menpora Dito Asks Indonesian Football to Learn from Japan

– Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Dito Ariotedjo stated that Indonesia needs to learn from Japan’s experience in building strong football.

“We should learn from the experience of building football from Japan, a fellow Asian country that may have more in common with Indonesia than with Europe, for example,” he said during a press conference on the Asiana Soccer School-Cerezo Osaka collaboration at the Fairmont Senayan Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday (4/7/2023).

According to him, Japan is also making great efforts that are very basic, gradual, focused, serious and long-term in fixing its football.

“They (Japan) are building a vision and mission to become world soccer champions in 2092, one hundred years since it was announced in 1992. This cooperation step with the Asiana Soccer School is a form of commitment to building football in the long term,” said Menpora Dito.

For this reason, Menpora Dito appreciated the signing of the MoU on football development cooperation between Asiana Soccer School (Indonesia) and Cerezo Osaka FC (Japan).

“On behalf of the government, I welcome and really appreciate Asiana Soccer School’s move with Cerezo Osaka FC Japan,” said Menpora Dito.

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