Team Garuda Pertiwi against the Matildas. Indonesia’s National Women’s team are off to the Asian Women’s Cup in India

In September 2021 the Indonesian Women’s football team (Garuda Pertiwi) beat Singapore to qualify for the Asian Women’s Cup. The Indonesian team is in Group B with the Philippines, Thailand and Australia. What is their coach’s Australian connection? Who are their key players?

Rudy (“Coach”) Eka Priyambada believes the Matildas’ captain Sam Kerr has some special talents. Source: 10 Dec 2021` (Photo by John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images)

Rudy (“Coach”) Eka Priyambada is coach of the Garuda Pertiwi team.  He explains to Sri Dean his relatively rapid rise to the national coaching position and his expectations of the Garuda Pertiwi team in India.

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Members of Indonesia's women's national football team listen to coach Rudi Eka (R) before a match to mark International Womens Day in Jakarta on March 8, 2021. Source: By ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images.