Shofal Jamil, S.Ft., M.Sc., a lecturer in the Physiotherapy Study Program at Universitas `Aisyiyah (UNISA) Yogyakarta, achieved a proud achievement. He was officially appointed as the Head of Physiotherapy of the Indonesian Amputated Football Association (PSAI) or better known as Garuda INAF, Wednesday (21/08).

A tough task awaits Shofal. He will assist the Indonesian Amputee Football National Team since the player selection stage, undergo Training Camp (TC), until competing in the Asian Cup (1st Asian Amputee Football Championship 2024) which will take place in Kerala, India from November 23 to December 4, 2024.

Amputee football is a soccer sport where the players are people with disabilities. Amputee soccer players are players who have lost limbs, such as legs or hands.

Hilmi Zadah Faidullah, S.St., M.Sc., as Head of the Physiotherapy Department at UNISA Yogyakarta, expressed his gratitude and pride for Shofal’s achievement. “This is a clear proof of the quality of education and training that we provide in the UNISA Yogyakarta Physiotherapy Study Program,” he said.

As a Physiotherapy Sport Difabel Expert and Physiosport coach of UNISA Yogyakarta, Shofal is considered to have the competence needed by the Indonesian Amputee Football Team or Garuda INAF. His presence is expected to help athletes in the process of injury recovery and performance optimization.

Furthermore, Hilmi added, “We hope this collaboration can continue and make a positive contribution to the development of amputee football in Indonesia.”

Not only Shofal, three UNISA Yogyakarta Physiotherapy Professional Education students who are currently undergoing the Sport stase, namely Nurul Fikri Wulandari, Hinda Annida Khoirina, and Dwi Rinawati, are also involved in the accompanying team