Persija aim for Liga 1 crown

JAKARTA (19 May 2021) โ€“ Persia Jakarta have targeted the Indonesia Liga 1 title as their main aim for the season which will start in July 2021. Persija could not have started the year any better than taking the inaugural Menpora Cup 2021 crown after beating Persib Bandung in the final. “Right now the most…

Sailors sign Do-hoon as new coach

SINGAPORE (18 May 2021) โ€“ Big-spending Lion City Sailors have signed Kim Do-hoon from South Korea as their new head coach. The 50-year-old former South Korean international replaced the position left vacant by Aurelio Vidmar, who left the club last month. โ€œI am delighted to be joining the Lion City Sailors. Itโ€™s hugely exciting to…

Three new faces for Lions

SINGAPORE (17 May 2021) โ€“ Singapore head coach Tatsuma Yoshida has called up three new faces as part of the 26-man squad for the teamโ€™s remaining qualifying matches in Group D of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar next month. The three uncapped players are midfielder Saifullah Akbar, winger Idraki Adnan and striker Ilhan Fandi.…

North Korea withdraw from Asian qualifiers

KUALA LUMPUR (16 May 2021) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the withdrawal of the DPR Korea Football Association from the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022โ„ข and AFC Asian Cup China 2023โ„ข. The matter will now be referred to the Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions and further details…