KUALA LUMPUR (26 May 2015) – Datuk Ong Kim Swee defended his choice of players ahead of the SEA Games next week saying that his decision was based on the need to have more utility players in the squad. He said that with the short space of time that was afforded him towards preparing a…
MANILA (26 May 2015) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have announced the list of 20 players who will carry the challenge for the SEA Games 2015 which begins this week in Singapore. The team under Marlon Maro are in Group A against hosts Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar and Cambodia. Philippines did not take part in…
JAKARTA (25 May 2015) – Indonesian football is set to see action once again following the directive given by Jusuf Kalla – the vice president of Indonesia – that the freeze on the FA of Indonesia (PSSI) should be lifted. All activities of the PSSI were frozen recently when the Indonesian Ministry of Youth and…
HANOI (25 May 2015) – Nine Vietnamese players were banned for life from any football-related activity by the Chairman of the AFC Disciplinary Committee on May 20, 2015, for their involvement in match-fixing. The Vietnam Football Federation’s (VFF) Disciplinary Committee suspended the players, all from XM Vissai Ninh Binh FC, permanently on December 25, 2014,…
JAKARTA (25 May 2015) – Tommy Mano, the president of Indonesian club Persipura Jayapura, has expressed his disappointment following the immigration debacle involving team Pahang in Round 16 the AFC Cup. Pahang were supposed to play against Persipura in Round 16 of the AFC Cup 2015 on 27 May but enroute to Jayapura on Saturday,…
JAKARTA (25 May 2015) – In spite of the current turmoil which is hanging over Indonesian football at the moment, Under-23 coach Aji Santoso is keeping things in perspective ahead of their participation at the SEA Games which begins on 29 May in Singapore. The FA of Indonesia (PSSI) are currently under the threat of…