HANOI (28 Oct 2011) – The onus in Group B of the SEA Games this year would be on the rest of the competing teams to show that they can at least do more than just put up token resistance to 2009 runners-up Vietnam. Nguyen Trong Hy, the president of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)…
MANILA (28 Oct 2011) – Other than taking it one game at a time, the chief coach of the Philippines, Michael Weiss is aiming to win just ten points from the group stage of the SEA Games next month. The Filis are placed in Group B of the biennial championship against 2009 runners-up Vietnam, Myanmar,…
In less than a week, Myanmar will open their campaign at the SEA Games by taking on Laos in the opening game of Group B with the expectation that a win would set them well on the way of making up the disappointment of the last edition. Myanmar, once a feared football powerhouse in Asia…
JAKARTA (27 Oct 2011) – A 5-0 thrashing of Timor Leste in a friendly this week has not brought the smile to Indonesia national Under-23 squad Rahmad Darmawan. The goalscorers for Indonesia in the match that was played at the Stadion Utama Gelora Bung Karno were Abdul Rahman in the 5th minute, Ferdinand Sinaga (7th),…
KUALA LUMPUR (27 Oct 2011) – With the fine showing of the non-regulars at the recent VFF Cup 2011 to be considered Ong Kim Swee, the chief coach of the Malaysia national Under-23 side has decided to name his squad only after the friendly against Laos this Sunday. The Malaysians are defending the gold medal…
DILI (26 Oct 2011) – The Asian Football Development Project (AFDP), a non-profit commission founded by HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, FIFA Vice President, hosted a seminar entitled Football and the Hijab: Moving Forward in the Jordanian capital, Amman. The purpose of the seminar is to first address the current position on the matter…