Indonesia’s naturalised players don’t alarm Cheng Hoe’s men


Showing the way: Indonesia’s naturalised player Stefano Lilipaly (right) will headline the squad in the 2022 World Cup second round qualifying match against Malaysia at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium tomorrow.

SEPANG: National football coach Tan Cheng Hoe is not fretting over Indonesia’s four naturalised players in their 2022 World Cup second round qualifying match at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium tomorrow.

The Garudas are expected to unleash four naturalised players – defender Victor Igbonefo, winger Stefano Lilipaly and strikers Beto Goncalves and Osas Saha – in the Group G opener which also doubles as the qualifier for the 2023 Asia Cup.

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