Liga TopSkor director M Yusuf Kurniawan said he was satisfied with the progress of TopSkor Indonesia (TSI) U-16, who finished runners-up at Singa Cup 2026 after a final cut short by the weather.

SKOR.id – Liga TopSkor (LTS) director M Yusuf Kurniawan said he was satisfied with the achievement and the progress shown by TopSkor Indonesia (TSI) U-16 at Singa Cup 2026.

TSI U-16 had to end the tournament as runners-up after losing 0-1 to Thailand’s Kamphaengphet in the final at Serangoon Stadium on Friday afternoon.

The defeat came in unusual circumstances, however. The final could not be played to the final whistle because the weather, or force majeure, forced the match to be stopped with nine minutes of playing time left.

As a result, Yunus Muchtar’s squad had to accept a final score of 0-1 and give up the Singa Cup 2026 title to Kamphaengphet.

Even so, M Yusuf Kurniawan still highly praised the TSI U-16 players’ efforts throughout the tournament.

Thank God, the mission at Singa Cup 2026 is complete, even though the result was not what we hoped. We all know the final was very interesting, but we could not finish the match because of force majeure, and the boys were declared 0-1 losers with nine minutes remaining.

M Yusuf Kurniawan, Director, Liga TopSkor

Bung Yuke, as he is known, said achievement at Singa Cup 2026 is not measured only by winning the title. Individual development, cohesion and the players’ character are more important.

Overall I am very happy and satisfied, because their progress became more and more visible from the group stage to the final. It was extraordinary; you could see their chemistry, and you could also see individual improvement.

M Yusuf Kurniawan

He stressed that TSI’s participation in international tournaments is part of a development process to produce quality players with strong character.

He said the experience of both winning and losing is an important part of building players’ mentality before they move up to a higher level of football.

This is really what we are looking for. TSI does not take part in international tournaments just to win, but to find and develop champion players who have character in matches and a strong mentality, including in accepting defeat or failure.

M Yusuf Kurniawan

Bung Yuke hoped the experience at Singa Cup 2026 would be an important stage for the TSI U-16 players on their way to the professional level and eventually the Indonesian national team.

I hope this becomes part of their process of moving up to the professional level and on to the national team.

M Yusuf Kurniawan

He also cited several Liga TopSkor and TopSkor Indonesia alumni who have reached the top level of Indonesian football.

Names such as Zanadin Fariz, Andre Oktaviansyah, Muhammad Ferrari and Dony Tri Pamungkas give a picture of the players the Liga TopSkor development process hopes to produce.

Just like the earlier LTS and TSI alumni who made it to the top level, such as Zanadin Fariz, Andre Oktaviansyah, Muhammad Ferrari and Dony Tri Pamungkas, that is what we are looking for: players with a champion’s character, not a champion team.

M Yusuf Kurniawan

Source: Skor.id

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