In a city when the ‘men’ have to go crazy about football, Akbar has to pretend to love football in order to prevent rejection.
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Sabri Sahafuddin
Akbar
Muh. Saleh Hasanuddin
Sakti
Atdriansyah Arismunandar
Afif
Andi Muh. Roji
Fahri
Andi Muh. Fajrin
Pole
Muh. Rangga
Atong
Muh. Huda Wildan
Rahmat
Indira Malinda
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