Football as one of the branches on Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG),
will be rotated starting yesterday (19/9). All the final preparations in
technicaly or none technicaly continues to be done by the football
committee organizer ISG 2013. Especially the readiness of two venues
crucibles that are used, the Gelora Sriwijaya Jakabaring Stadium and
Madya Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium. The Gelora Sriwijaya Jakabaring Stadium is not anymore familiar in providing an international event. The football committee organizer ISG 2013, only have a little preparation for making the stadium that also the post of Sriwijaya FC is getting ready to held the ISG 2013.
All aspects of a stadium that required to hold the international event such as a dressing room for players, spectator and media tribune, press conference rooms, up to grass field, are prepared seriously.
Complex preparation comes more at Madya Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium. Because this is the first time Madya Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium be the venue for international event.
“The most significant change on that stadium is on the VIP tribune, which now already have a single seat neither with the lights on the stadium. The rooms on the stadium also adjusted with the international match standard”, said Azwan Karim, the football Technical Delegate of ISG 2013.
After the comletion of some areas and rooms on the stadium, committee organizer only provides some supporting equipments. “We had been prepared the fullest extent possible to hold the football game on ISG. All elements in the committee have also been doing well”, said Timmy Setiawan, the Chairman of Football Committee Organizer .
He added, all football games been held since 19 Septermber until 29 September, will run smoothly. And for sure, have the full support from Palembang society, which comes into the stadium.
“I’m sure football still the favorite sport, so the atmosphere will be so incredible, especialy when Indonesia nasional team plays. Related to this, we also pay attention to the FIFA regulations and hope the INAISGOC ticketing parties will not sell tickets a full capacity of the stadium, because there must be some space for security reasons”, Timmy said, who also frequently serve as FIFA Security Officer. (Adr).
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