VIENTIANE (14 July 2011) – Vietnam stormed to a sensational second straight victory in Group B tonight and made it clear that they are serious contenders for a place in the semifinals of the AFF Under-16 Championship currently being held at the National Sports Complex here. Vietnam, 4-1 winners over Cambodia two days ago, displayed…
VIENTIANE (14 July 2011) – Singapore, after two convincing victories earlier, were stunned by Myanmar 2-1 in a Group B match of the AFF Under-16 Championship at the National Sports Complex here today. The Lions had hammered Vietnam and the Philippines by five-goals each and were tagged among the favourites, but that view changed today…
JAKARTA (14 July 2011) – The Indonesia FA (PSSI) have appointed former Dutch World Cupper Wim Rijbergen as the new chief coach – replacing Austrian Alfred Riedl. Following the appointment of a new president of the PSSI last week, the decision was made to replace Riedl with Wim, who had also previously coached PSM Makassar.…
SINGAPORE (14 July 2011) – After a hiatus of 17 years, Singapore are set to see action in the Malaysian M-League following a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which was signed this week between the FA of Singapore (FAS) and the FA of Malaysia (FAM). Among the other issues ironed out between the two countries are…
VIENTIANE (13 July 2011) – Laos and Thailand advanced to the semifinals of the AFF Under-16 Championship after the hosts and Malaysia shared points in a wet Group B match at the National Sports Complex tonight. Laos and Thailand have unassailable leads going into the final group match and although Malaysia still one more match,…
VIENTIANE (13 July 2011) – Thailand edged closer to the AFF Under-16 Championship semifinals after defeating Indonesia 2-0 on a rainy night at the National Sports Complex here tonight. The Thais move to the top of the group for the first time with seven points but Indonesia’s hopes of sneaking back into contention crashed with…