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…
BANGKOK (25 May 2015) – Thailand beat Vietnam 1-0 in Bangkok on Sunday in a qualifier match for the 2018 World Cup. Substitute Pokklaw A-nan scored the only goal in the 80th minute at the Rajamangala National Stadium in the Thai capital. The two teams are in Group F which also includes Iraq, Indonesia and…
VIENTIANE (24 May 2015) – The Laos Under-23 side was handed with some harsh lessons by their counterparts from Singapore last night when they were given a 5-1 thrashing in a friendly at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The Laotians who had previously overcame Thai Regional side Rangsit FC and then Thai Premier League outifit BEC…
KUANTAN (24 May 2015) – Pahang’s Round of 16 match in the AFC Cup competition Indonesia’s Persipura Jayapura scheduled to be played at the Mandala Stadium in Jayapura on Tuesday hangs in a limbo after Indonesian failed to issue visa to their foreign players. The four foreigners who play for Pahang are Nigerian hitman Dickson…