FILE PHOTO: Indonesia U-23 national team coach Luis Milla (C) gives instruction during daily exercise at Senayan stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 22, 2018. Antara Foto/Akbar Nugroho Gumay/via REUTERS
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia hopes hosting the upcoming Asian Games will help revive the fortunes of its troubled national soccer team and act as a springboard for their qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the nation's soccer association said.
Indonesia were barred from international soccer in 2015 due to government meddling in their domestic league, shutting them out of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup.
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