KUALA LUMPUR (10 Jan 2011) – Malaysia Cup 2010 champions Kelantan will be looking to form a partnership with English side Cardiff City as they look to fortify their position as a new powerhouse in the country. Kelantan FA (KAFA) president Tan Sri Annuar Musa explained that with Cardiff City under the ownership of Malaysian…
MANILA (9 Jan 2011) – Philippines are preparing for their first SEA Games football team since 2005 following the euphoric performance of the national team at the AFF Suzuki Cup last month. The Fili football team last took part at the SEA Games – which is for players under the age of 23-years-old – in…
HANOI (9 Jan 2011) – With less than two weeks left to the start of the V-League 2011, teams are stepping up their chase for foreign imports. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) recently set the limit on the number of foreign players that clubs are allowed to use at the V-League and First Division tournaments.…
JAKARTA (8 Jan 2011) – Indonesia national coach Alfred Riedl will not pick players from the illegal Indonesia Premier League (IPL) to form the new Under-23 team which will play in the Olympic Games qualifiers or the SEA Games at the end of the year. Riedl made the statement following the start of the two…
DILI (7 Jan 2011) Winston Lee of Singapore, Vietnam’s Tran Quoc Tuan won two of the seats from ASEAN while U Zaw Zaw from Myanmar retained his seat to complete the three spots in the AFC Executive Committee. Winstons earned 33 votes, Tran 30 and Zaw 23 – enough to see them earn their places…
There is no doubt that Oktovianus Maniani was one of the more exciting players to come out of the recently concluded AFF Suzuki Cup 2010. But the speedy winger, who earned his place in Alfred Riedl’s squad following the absence of Boaz Salossa, almost did not make the Indonesian national squad had it not been…