MANILA (6 Sept 2016) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have drawn up a game against DPR Korea following the late withdrawal of Turkmenistan recently. Philippines – the co-host of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 – had initially planned a match against Turkmenistan last week but the latter cancelled the game at the very last…
SINGAPORE (5 Sept 2016) – Singapore Under-21 Richard Tardy was pleased with the performance of his chargers in spite of the 1-0 loss they conceded to the Bahrain U21 in a friendly that was played at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium last night. Following a first-half deadlock, Bahraini striker Abdulaziz Rajab slotted home the only…
DILI (5 Sept 2016) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Football Committee met on Sunday in Chonburi, Thailand, coinciding with the qualifying round for the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 taking place in the country. Key decisions were made relating to the host nations of upcoming AFC women’s competitions: Jordan were chosen to host…
HANOI (4 Sept 2016) – A lone strike from Ha Duc Chinh gave the Vietnam Under-19 team a close 1-0 win over the Guangzhou Evergrande U19 in a friendly this week. The friendly in China is part of Vietnam U19’s preparation for the AFF U19 Championship in Hanoi next week. Vietnam U19 team will…
SINGAPORE (4 Sept 2016) – Hougang United spurned an excellent opportunity to go third after a 2-1 defeat to Brunei DPMM this week at the Jalan Besar Stadium. It all looked good for Hougang as they led 1-0 at half time courtesy of Stipe Plazibat’s ninth-minute opener. The Croatian forward’s shot was deflected home by DPMM…
DILI (3 Sept 2016) – Top Asian club coaches expressed their support for the research into the use of technology to aid referees at the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) inaugural Elite Club Coaches’ Forum in Shanghai, China. After two days of discussion and debate the coaches felt that the use of technology – not just…