SEMARANG, Suaramerdeka-wawasan.com – Chairman of the PSSI Central Java Asprov, Yoyok Sukawi, claimed that the 2022 Central Java SSB League which was held by his party was the first to be held by Asprov in Indonesia.

“That’s why the Minister of Youth and Sports (Zainudin Amali) and the chairman (General Chairperson of PSSI Mochamad Iriawan) are surprised that we can hold the SSB League,” he said during the Fruto Launching of the 2022 SSB League at Push Up Coffee, Semarang, Friday, July 1 2022.

According to him, Manpora and the General Chairperson of PSSI are surprised because so far the activities of the SSB students have been quite solid, so that being able to organize the SSB League is considered progress.

Therefore, Yoyok appreciates what has been done by the Central Java League Agency which has rolled out the 2022 Central Java SSB League.

He even praised the steps taken by the Central Java League Agency for being able to attract sponsorship from Fruto, a beverage product produced by PT Intrafood Singabera Indonesia, which is located in Sukoharjo, Central Java.

He explained, the SSB League has a coaching function. According to him, more competition will in turn produce more talents. The hope, he said, could provide a lot of input to the Indonesian national team

”Therefore, I have warned, there will be no mafias. If there is a naughty referee who plays the score, I will permanently fire him from Central Java’s Asprov,” he said.

The threat, he said, was to enforce fair play, ”also to keep small children from making noise in the field,” he said.

Yoyok Sukawi, who is also the CEO of PSIS Semarang, said that he would field a talent scout team in the SSB League, Central Java.

Later good players will get scholarships to train at PSIS Academy. In fact, he promised not to rule out the possibility that if he was good, he would be sent to join the Garuda Select who trains in Europe.

On that occasion, Yoyok also expressed his gratitude to a number of parties who were willing to become sponsors of the 2022 Central Java SSB League.

Meanwhile, Awang Prihandono, GM of intrafood Singabera Indonesia, said that his party wanted to join in providing sponsorship to the 2022 SSB League, because they are open to cooperation.

”We are very open to this kind of activity. A few days ago we also met with the General Chair of the Central Java KONI, Mr. Bona (Ventura Sulistiana) to open up the possibility of mutually beneficial cooperation,” he explained.