SANDY Walsh sang Indonesia Raya at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Brussels, Belgium on Monday, March 7, 2022. This can be seen in his upload on the Instagram account @indonesiainbrussels.
Sandy Walsh came to attend an invitation from the Indonesian Embassy in Brussels. Sandy Walsh underwent a series of interviews. The results of the interview will be broadcast on YouTube at the Indonesian Embassy in Brussels today, Tuesday (8/3/2022).
Not only interviews, Sandy Walsh also sang the anthem Indonesia Raya. A snippet of Sandy Walsh singing the Indonesia Raya anthem was shared by the @indonesiainbrussels Instagram account.
The upload was reposted by the Twitter account @UpdateBolabola. Suddenly, netizens were very happy to see the seriousness of Sandy Walsh who wanted to get the status of an Indonesian Citizen (WNI).
“Can’t wait to see naturalized players compete in the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers,” wrote the Twitter account @jgnngegas.
“This player has a good attitude. Love and be proud of Indonesia,” continued the account @ceysarsigit.
Sandy Walsh is the right fullback of KV Mechelen, a club that has played in the highest caste of Belgian football. He has Indonesian blood from his mother who has parents from Indonesia.
(Sandy Walsh and Jordi Amat will soon join the Indonesian National Team)
Having Indonesian blood, Sandy Walsh has been openly interested in defending the Indonesian national team since 2017. However, it was only at the end of 2021 that the 26-year-old fullback’s desire slowly became apparent.
Currently, together with two other descendants, namely Jordi Amat and Shayne Pattynama, the Indonesian government is currently working on the naturalization process for Sandy Walsh. The plan is that today the naturalization documents of the three names above have arrived at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights for a meeting.
It is hoped that Sandy Walsh and his friends will be able to take part when the Indonesian national team is in the third round of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification. Because, in the event which will take place on 8-14 June 2022, the Indonesian national team will be joined by three strong countries, namely Jordan, Kuwait and Nepal.
