Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir hopes Mauro Zijlstra and Miliano Jonathans can take their oath of Indonesian citizenship this week, enabling them to join the national team for September's FIFA Match Day.

Speaking in Jakarta on Wednesday, Erick said Speaker of the House of Representatives Puan Maharani had sent naturalization recommendation letters for both players to the State Secretariat to secure a Presidential Decree-required before the oath can be administered.

"Hopefully, the process continues in the next day or two," he said.

Erick, who also serves as Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, emphasized the urgency, noting that both Dutch Eredivisie players could strengthen the Garuda squad in September's FIFA Match Day...