VIENTIANE (29 March 2013) – Laos have made the final round of the AFC Challenge Cup 2014 alongside Turkmenistan as the two best runners-up to join group winners Afghanistan, Myanmar, Philippines, Kyrgyzstan and Palestine. The non-participation of Brunei in Group E meant that the results of the matches in the four other groups between the…
HANOI (29 March 2013) – Chen Yun Fat and Michael Weiss have been offered new contracts for the achievements that they have brought to Vietnam and the Philippines respectively. Yun Fat (pix), who guided Vietnam to the AFF Women’s Championship last year, has been offered a new 18-month contract by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).…
JAKARTA (28 March 2013) – The outcome of the match against Saudi Arabia might have been a disappointment but for the Indonesia FA (PSSI), the tie has borne perhaps the biggest bounty in recent times when they picked up IDR 3 milliar (USD 309,000) profit at the gates. Eddy Prasetya, who is in charge of…
MANILA (27 March 2013) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have submitted a formal bid to host the AFF Suzuki Cup in 2016. With a 50,000 capacity stadium in Bulacan set to be completed next year, the PFF feel confident enough that they can win the bid. “The PFF submitted a bid to host the…
PETALING JAYA (27 March 2013) – Eighteen awards will be presented to distinguished individuals who have helped sculpt the development of football in ASEAN, according to a statement by AFF. The statement was released during a ceremony to celebrate the sponsors of AFF Awards 2013. The sponsors including Tourism Malaysia, Telekom Malaysia, Genting Malaysia, Pahang…
BANGKOK (27 March 2013) – Charyl Chappuis has been given the green light by FIFA to play for the Thai senior team even though he had turned out for Switzerland at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2009 previously. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had previously declared Chappuis ineligible which saw him not being listed for…