YANGON (29 April 2017) – The annual Gen Aung San Shield 2017 will start on 2 May with 22 teams from both divisions of the Myanmar National League (MNL) taking part. On opening day, 12 teams will do battle as they look to qualify for the round of 16. The knockout competition also serves as…
SINGAPORE (29 April 2017) – The FA of Singapore (FAS) today held an election to determine the FAS Council for the term of 2017-2021. The nine candidates of Team LKT, led by Presidential candidate Lim Kia Tong, were elected on the Slate Basis. Foo Say Peng, Lim Tong Hai, Mohamad Yakob Hashim, Muhamed Rizal Rasudin,…
SINGAPORE (27 April 2017) – Tampines Rovers leapfrogged Home United into third spot in the 2017 Great Eastern-Hyundai S.League standings after a last-gasp 1-0 victory over Garena Young Lions at the Jurong West Stadium on Sunday night. Coming on as a 58th-minute substitute, Khairul Amri struck deep into second-half stoppage time to help the Stags…
BANGKOK (26 April 2017) – Serbian Milovan Rajevac has been named as the new head coach of Thailand. The 63-year-old’s arrival was confirmed by the FA of Thailand (FAT) on Wednesday, and comes after previous incumbent Kiatisuk Senamuang resigned last month. Rajevac is no stranger to international football, having famously taken Ghana to within a…
MANILA (26 April 2017) – The Philippines will take on China in a friendly on 7 June as part of their preparation for their second game in the qualifying round of the AFC Asian Cup. Dan Palami, team manager of the Philippines national team, said the game against China is important as they will take…
DILI (25 April 2017) – The development of world refereeing took centre stage in Asia on Tuesday as some of the biggest names in world refereeing gathered for the opening of the inaugural Refereeing Experts Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The two-day workshop, which the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has organised, aims to understand the…