Indonesian Football Federation apologizes to opponents for racist fans

"To our friends, the Guinea Football Federation and U23 Guinea, congratulations on Guinea football winning a ticket to the Olympics, we support you at the 2024 Olympics.

We sincerely apologize for the inappropriate actions of Indonesian fans on the Guinea Football Federation's social networking site and the Guinea U23 player's personal page," PSSI posted on its homepage.

U23 Indonesia lost to U23 Guinea with a score of 0-1 with the only goal scored by midfielder Ilaix Moriba - a star who grew up from Barcelona's youth academy.

After missing out on a ticket to the men's football group stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Indonesian fans could not keep calm. They flooded the personal pages of many Guinea U23 players and left harsh racist comments.

PSSI calls on Indonesian fans to uphold the noble spirit of sportsmanship. Let's uphold the spirit of sportsmanship and fight against racism. Negative comments from a few individuals have damaged the noble values ​​and enthusiasm of true Indonesian football fans."

In this match, coach Shin Tae-yong received 2 yellow cards in less than 5 seconds. Despite being dismissed, the Korean coach still refused to leave the technical area of ​​U23 Indonesia.

The ugly image of the Korean coach left many mixed opinions among Indonesian fan groups.