GBK Stadium Grass Repaired Ahead of the 2022 AFF Cup and 2023 U-20 World Cup, Costing Almost IDR 10 Billion! : Okezone Ball

BEFORE The 2022 AFF Cup and 2023 U-20 World Cup, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (GBK), Jakarta are being repaired. The repair costs were unmitigated, it was even mentioned that it almost touched the figure of Rp. 10 billion!

This was stated by GBK’s Director of Business Development and Development, Rofik Anwar. According to him, the cost is considered quite reasonable considering the quality of the GBK grass to win must be of international standard. Moreover, the repair of the GBK Stadium grass is targeted for completion in December 2022.

As is known, the repair of the turf of Indonesia’s proud stadium has been carried out since last May. Improvements for the 2022 AFF Cup and 2023 U-20 World Cup.

For your information, apart from being one of the stadiums used for the 2023 U-20 World Cup, the Indonesian national team is also almost confirmed to have a home at the GBK Stadium in the 2022 AFF Cup. That’s because the 2022 AFF Cup is home and away format.

Rofik Anwar said that the repair of the grass cost quite a bit. However, the repair budget from the manager’s cash.

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Costs are quite a lot above Rp 5 billion and below Rp 10 billion. Our pure costs are not from PUPR and other parties,” said Rofik Anwar in Jakarta.

According to him, the improvement of the stadium grass is not only to welcome the 2023 U-20 World Cup. Because, the GBK Stadium should have had major maintenance.

GBK Stadium

“It’s been five years since the 2018 Asian Games, no major maintenance has been carried out. So, we are doing maintenance so that the 2023 U-20 World Cup will be maximized. We want to show the world that Indonesia is serious about hosting the 2023 U-20 World Cup,” he said. .

Furthermore, Rofik Anwar said that there was actually no problem with the GBK Stadium field. However, his party wants to present a high-standard field, especially since Indonesia will have a number of other countries.

“Indonesia has a high intensity of rain, water must seep quickly within 10 minutes. Actually, there is no problem here. But, it has had good standards since the GBK Stadium opened,” he concluded.

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