Jakarta, June 19 -- President Prabowo Subianto has expressed full support for the ongoing naturalization of diaspora players aimed at strengthening Indonesia's national football team, Youth and Sports Minister Erick Thohir said.

"Earlier, the President said, 'As head of state, I will do everything we can to support football,'" Erick told reporters after a meeting with President Prabowo and national team head coach John Herdman at the Garuda Yaksa Padepokan in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, on Friday.

Erick made the remarks in response to questions regarding the naturalization process of footballers Mitchell Lee Baker and Luke Anthony Vickery.

Both players have secured approval from Commission X and Commission XIII of the House of Represe...