OZ back to winning ways

SYDNEY (29 March 2017) – After four draws in Group B, Australia finally broke the deadlock to beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2-0 to keep alive their hopes of a place at the FIFA World Cup in 2018. A dominant display at the Sydney Football Stadium saw Australia grabbing the lead as early as…

Lions hold Bahrain

SINGAPORE (29 March 2017) – Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny was the star of the show as the Lions held Bahrain while Myanmar fell 1-0 at home to India last night. Singapore, alongside Turkmenistan and Chinese Taipei in Group E, last qualified for the AFC Asian Cup in 1984. In the meantime, Myanmar’s confidence suffered a…

Zeise confident against India

YANGON (28 March 2017) – Myanmar head coach Gerd Zeise is confident of walking away with the points ahead of the team’s clash against India in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers later today at the Thuwunna Stadium. With controversial striker Kyaw Ko Ko back in the squad and following their 3-1 win over Indonesia last…

Cambodia fall to India

PHNOM PENH (26 March 2017) – Cambodia put up a fine performance at home but fell a little short when they succumbed to an unfortunate 3-2 loss to India in a friendly over the weekend. In front of a sellout crowd at the National Olympic Stadium, Cambodia were superb in the first half but found…

Gomez, new Malaysian coach

PETALING JAYA (25 Feb 2017) – Mario Gomez, who led JDT to their first AFC Cup crown in 2015, has been announced as the new head coach of Malaysia following the formal announcement of Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim as the new President of the FA of Malaysia (FAM). At the 53rd Congress of the FAM…