HANOI (Nov 9, 2007) – Vietnam will battle newly-crowned AFF Women’s champion Myanmar for a place in the final round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup which have been scheduled for mid-2008. Vietnam and Myanmar made the second round of the qualifiers directly following their top eight finish in the previous AFC Women’s Asian Cup…
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7, 2007) – FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter praised Asian teams for their performances in the recently-concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup saying the teams have the abilities to pull off surprises in the future. “I am happy with the development of women’s football in this continent. Though, none of the Asian teams…
VIENTIANE (Nov 6, 2007) – Laos ended their AFC Under-16 qualifiers on a winning note by beating Hong Kong 4-0 even though they failed to make the final round of the tournament next year. Despite Indonesia conceded a 1-0 loss to Cambodia in their final match to end the qualifiers on the same three wins…
SINGAPORE (Nov 5, 2007) – Bosnian-born forward Aleksandar Duric has been named as part of the Singapore squad which will play Tajikistan in the second round of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers next week. Singapore will take on Tajikistan in the first leg match, second round match of the FIFA World Cup 2010 Asian Zone…
JAKARTA (Nov 4, 2007) – A fabulous four goal blitz from striker Alan Martha gave Indonesia the points and the confirmation of making the final round of the AFC Under-17 Youth Championship next year. Despite trailing Vietnam 1-0 late into the second half of the match which was played at the Stadion Lebak Bulus, Martha…
PHNOM PENH (September 2, 2007) – With more than 130,000 spectators who came to the National Olympic Stadium over the last two weeks, there is no doubt that the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Under-17 Championship this year has been a resounding success for hosts Cambodia. H. E. Ravy Khek, the chairman of the Local Organising…