June 30th, 2026 | Broadcast
The MilkLife Soccer Challenge girls’ football tournament has finished. From the event, the coaching team has named the best players who will represent Indonesia at Singa Cup 2026 in Singapore.
KUDUS, 30 June 2026 – The selection was made through thorough monitoring of the participants’ performance throughout the competition. The result is two squads to be sent: a U-12 team of 16 players and a U-14 team of 18 girls.
MilkLife Soccer Challenge Program Director Teddy Tjahjono said sending the players to Singapore is part of the continuing development programme run by the Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation with MilkLife. The step is expected to give the young athletes valuable experience of the atmosphere of international-standard matches.
After sending two teams to JSSL Singapore 7’s 2025 and finishing runners-up, this year 34 of the best players in MilkLife Soccer Challenge All Stars 2026 again get the chance to play at Singa Cup 2026. The tournament is scheduled for 31 October to 7 November 2026 and is known as one of the most prestigious youth football competitions in Asia, with participants from various countries, including Indonesian football academies.
We formed two teams filled with the best players based on the talent scouting team’s monitoring to appear at Singa Cup 2026. We hope this event can accelerate the development of their ability, build competitive mentality, and add experience at international level. All of that is an important part of preparing the regeneration of players for the Indonesian Women’s National Team.
Teddy Tjahjono, Program Director, MilkLife Soccer Challenge
MilkLife Soccer Challenge Head Coach Jacksen F. Tiago explained that the search for players does not focus only on individual technical ability. In his view, playing intelligence, or football intelligence, is also an important aspect in deciding who deserves a place in the squad. He judges that the elementary-school-age girls in MilkLife Soccer Challenge have shown positive development: besides playing with confidence, they understand the flow of the game and take the right decisions on the pitch, even beyond the average ability of players their age.
We look for players with football intelligence, able to adapt to changes in the game, play effectively, manage tempo and play dynamically during matches.
Jacksen F. Tiago
Jacksen admitted such criteria are not easy for early-age players to meet. But he sees that many MilkLife Soccer Challenge participants have shown that quality during the tournament. Given the potential the players have, he is optimistic he can build a team that is competitive, attractive and ready to face representatives of other countries at Singa Cup 2026.
Source: Radar Kudus, Jawa Pos group (translated from Indonesian)
