BANGKOK (6 Sept 2016) – Takuma Asano puts his disappointment over the disallowed goal last week behind him when he led Japan to a 2-0 win over Thailand in the third round qualifiers of the 2018 World Cup here tonight at Rajamangala Stadium. Japan, who had lost their first game in the qualifiers 2-1 to…
DILI (6 Sept 2016) – The strength and appeal of Asian football was underlined once more when the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) signed an agreement with UAE Exchange, a renowned global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand to support the national team competitions between 2016 and 2020. UAE Exchange is the latest top company…
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…