PHNOM PENH (4 Jan 2010) – The fifth edition of the Samdech Hun Sen Cup will kick off on 7 January providing provincial teams the chance to take on their more illustrious opponents from the city. The week-long preliminary round will involve 32 teams being split into eight groups of four, each playing simultaneously at…
JAKARTA (3 Jan 2010) – Recently naturalised Kim Jeffrey Kurniawan can finally fight for a place in the Merah Putih after being granted Indonesian citizenship recently. The Indonesian Justice and Human Rights Ministry issued the official naturalisation letter on 6 Dec 2010 officially making the 20-year-old Kim an Indonesian citizen. “I’m proud that I’m finally…
MANILA (2 Jan 2011) – Former Philippines national coach Juan Cutillas has urged the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and the country to be realistic in setting targets for the national team. He said that putting the aim for the Philippines national team to qualify for the next FIFA World Cup is an impossible dream without…
HANOI (1 Jan 2011) – The Vietnam national team’s failure to defend the AFF Suzuki Cup crown they won two years ago has had an adverse effect on sponsors. Vietnam failed to make past the semi-final stage of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 when they were denied a place in the final by eventual champions…
JAKARTA (31 Dec 2010) – The president of the Indonesia FA (PSSI) Nurdin Halid has confirmed that Alfred Riedl will stay on as the chief coach of Indonesia in spite of the team’s defeat in the final of the AFF Suzuki Cup to Malaysia this week. Nurdin said that Riedl had met the stipulation in his…
JAKARTA (31 Dec 2010) – AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 top scorer Mohd Safee Sali of Malaysia has not discounted the possibility of playing abroad – more specifically in the highly charged atmosphere of the Indonesia Super League. The 26-year-old emerged as the top hitman at the just concluded AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 when he blasted…