According to Bola, defender Nathan Tjoe-A-On must return to the Netherlands to play for the Heerenveen club. The Dutch team does not allow this player to continue playing in the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals. This tournament is outside the FIFA international series, so the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) is forced to return Nathan Tjoe-A-On to the club.

According to the explanation of Mr. Arya Sinulingga - member of the executive committee of the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI), SC Heerenveen only allowed Nathan Tjoe-A-On to wear the U23 Indonesia shirt during the time the club was not playing.

After SC Heerenveen's match against Heracles on April 14, Nathan flew to Qatar and played against the home team on April 15. He then played the full 90 minutes in the matches against U23 Australia and U23 Jordan, helping coach Shin Tae-yong's team reach the quarter-finals.

" We have made an offer to Nathan Tjoe-A-On's club. Initially, they did not want Nathan to return to the Indonesia U23 team. President Erick Thohir suggested that he could play at least until the quarter-finals, because that is our goal. The president is trying to make sure Nathan Tjoe-A-On can continue playing and achieve the goal with coach Shin Tae-yong ," said Mr. Arya Sinulingga.

On April 25, SC Heerenveen will play again against the strong team PSV. Nathan Tjoe-A-On's team is currently ranked 10th, 12 points above the danger zone. There are 6 more rounds in the Dutch national championship, so SC Heerenveen is not sure of staying in the league. The possibility of Nathan Tjoe-A-On continuing to play in the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals is very small.

Nathan Tjoe-A-On is a key member of the Indonesian national and U23 teams. Although he has only recently acquired Indonesian citizenship, the Dutch-born player has already made his mark, including two wins against Vietnam in March and three matches in the group stage of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship.

U23 Indonesia finished second in Group A with 6 points, after two wins and one loss. This is an impressive achievement because U23 Indonesia is participating in the U23 Asian Cup finals for the first time. The team from the archipelago will face the first team in Group B, U23 Korea or U23 Japan.