PETALING JAYA (5 June 2008) – Striker Akmal Rizal Rakhli is back for Malaysia – just hours after being dropped by Malaysian national head coach B. Sathianathan. Initially, Akmal was left out of the national squad in preparation for their friendly against Indonesia but following the injury to Shafizan Hashim, it has allowed the former…
HO CHI MINH CITY (4 June 2008) – Vietnam coach Chen Yun Fa believes his players have benefited greatly from their participation in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup after they ended their campaign with a 1-0 win over Thailand. Vietnam had looked like they would bow out of the tournament without a victory and a…
KOTA KINABALU (4 June 2008) – Emphasis on the development of all-round football skills and not on winning should be the aim of every teenaged football player. This was AFC General Secretary Dato’ Paul Mony Samuel’s message to the participants of the AFC U-14 Festival of Football for the ASEAN region during his opening speech.…
BANGKOK (3 June 2008) – It was sheer disappointment for Thailand in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers last night when they were edged 3-2 by Bahrain while Asean neighbours Singapore were hit for 7-3 by powerhouse Uzbeksitan. Thailand’s quest to reach the FIFA World Cup for the first time ever came to a virtual…
KUALA LUMPUR (3 June 2008) – AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam has welcomed the recent FIFA Congress’ resolutions on ‘6+5’ and the eligibility to play for representative teams, saying they are a step in the right direction. “AFC doesn’t have a big problem when it comes to ‘6+5’ like Europe but we have to be…
SINGAPORE (2 June 2008) – A brace from striker Oh Ddog Yi and another from captain Yun Bo Young gave the Super Reds an easy 3-1 win victory over the Young Lions. Young Lions midfielder Gabriel Quak scored the consolation goal in the 74th minute as the Super Reds stamped their domination right from the…