The Andre Rosiade Cup youth football competition Volume 2 was held at the Asiop Training Ground (ATG) Sentul, Bogor, starting Saturday, competing in a total of five age group categories, namely U-8, U-9, U-10, U-11 and U-12 with the aim of finding potential players for the Indonesian national team.
The tournament, which was attended by 80 clubs and 1,200 participants, is expected to encourage the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) to expand its tiered age-group competitions.
"My commitment is to produce national team players who were born in Indonesia, raised in Indonesia, and then studied football at Indonesian football schools and academies," said Tournament Organizer Andre Rosiade in an official statement on Saturday.
Andre, who is also an advisor to Semen Padang FC, cited the success of coaching players from age groups to national team level as evidenced by other countries such as Japan and South Korea.
"Other countries like Japan and South Korea can do it, so why can't Indonesia? For example, we see U-11 students beating various countries. This shows that our young juniors are capable of competing well," said Andre Rosiade.
