2006
DECEMBER 24, 2006 (VIENTIANE) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Appeals Committee has reduced the one-year suspension placed on the Laos Football Federation (LFF) to six months. However, the fine of USD 15,000 which was meted earlier out for fielding an averaged player in the AFC U-13 Festival of Football 2005 stays. The LFF was…
DECEMBER 23, 2006 (BANGKOK) – In spite of being placed in a tough group for the Asean Football Championship next month, defending champion Singapore remains confident that they can win the title they won in 2004. The two-time winner of the biennial championship is in Group B of the meet and where they will face…
DECEMBER 22, 2006 (SINGAPORE): Fullback Hafiz Osman has earned his first international call-up for Singapore ahead of their challenge for the 37th King¡¯s Cup which will be held in Bangkok from Dec 24-30. Head coach Radojko Avramovic has called on the SAFFC defender following the latter¡¯s confident performance at the recent Asian Games for the…
DECEMBER 21, 2006 (VIETNAM): The Vietnam Olympic squad has called on 30 players to prepare a side which will take on Afghanistan in their opening match of the Olympic qualifiers in early 2007. Vietnam will take on Afghanistan at home on February 7 before playing in the return leg a week later. Among the players…
DECEMBER 20, 2006 (BANGKOK): The 37th King’s Cup next week will hold extra importance for competing teams where it is being used in the preparation for the Asean Football Championship in mid-January. The King’s Cup which was won by Latvia last year will see the likes of host Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Kazakhstan battling it…
DECEMBER 20, 2006 (THAILAND): For several of the players who performed well for the Thailand national Under-23 side at the recent Asian Games, there will be no rest as they look to feature in the 37th King¡¯s Cup next. The team returned from Qatar this week following an admirable performance when they made the quarter-finals…