TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Hasani Abdulgani opened his voice regarding his related upload Jairo Riedewald who reportedly intends to defend the Indonesian national team. He emphasized that this could not be confirmed because he only got information from unknown foreigners.
“The one who claimed to be his (cousin) grandfather contacted me. It was just a chat, nothing concrete yet,” he said when contacted TempoFriday, February 16 2024.
The member of the PSSI Disciplinary Committee said that the foreigner suddenly contacted him via WhatsApp. Hasani has never even met the figure who claims to be Jairo Riedwald’s grandfather’s cousin and only plans to meet him face to face next week.
“I don’t know yet because I just came back from holiday. Maybe next week make an appointment to meet. “People could just pretend to be (cousins) their grandfather,” said the man who served as a member of the PSSI Executive Committee for the 2019-2023 period.
Hasani Abdulgani. (Instagram/@hasaniabdulgani)
Hasani previously uploaded a story that he was contacted by someone who said that his grandson was Jairo Riedewald. He then said that the Crystal Palace midfielder wanted to strengthen the Indonesian national team. He also claimed that the 27 year old player had Indonesian blood from his grandmother who was from Manado.
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Suddenly this became the spotlight of Indonesian football fans on social media. They welcomed the news, the truth of which could not be confirmed. Hasani also said that he had not communicated this to PSSI General Chair Erick Thohir. He wanted to first ensure the validity of the information obtained.
“There is no clarity yet, the food has not been reported. If everything is OK, then we will report it,” he said.
Jairo Riedwald’s name has recently been widely associated with Indonesian National team. He was born in Haarlem, Netherlands on September 9 1996. Now he plays for Crystal Palace, a club that plays in the highest caste of the Premier League. The frizzy-haired midfielder graduated from the Ajax Amsterdam academy. He played for the Ajax senior team before moving to England in 2017.
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