MANILA (1 June 2025) – Albert Capellas has resigned as head coach of the Philippines citing personal reasons ahead of the Southeast Asian nation’s AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ qualifier against Tajikistan on June 10. Capellas, who took over from Tom Saintfiet in September and led the Philippines to the semi-finals of the ASEAN…
HANOI (31 May 2025) – Vietnam’s attacking midfielder Nguyen Cong Phuong said that the match against Malaysia next week is important as the ASEAN champions chase down a spot in next year’s AFC Asian Cup. After thumping Laos 5-0 at home in their opening qualifying game in Group F in March, Vietnam will be looking…
BALI (30 May 2025) – The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has today announced Indonesia as host and the country’s largest bank, Bank Mandiri, as title partner for the upcoming edition of Southeast Asia’s premier international youth tournament, now titled the ASEAN U-23 Mandiri Cup™ 2025. The fifth edition of the biennial tournament, which is a…
MELBOURNE (30 May 2025) – Interim Head Coach Tom Sermanni emphasised the importance of every game as the AFC Asian Cup 2026™ continues to draw closer. Sermanni was speaking to the media alongside CommBank Matildas defender Charli Grant at the official Pre-Match Press Conference in Melbourne on Thursday. The team is preparing to take on…
CHERAS (29 May 2025) – Malaysia held Cape Verde to a 1-1 draw in the friendly that was played tonight at the KLFA Stadium in Cheras. In the battle between the 131-ranked Malaysians and the 72nd Cape Verdeans, it was the visitors who went ahead early in the eighth minute through Sidny Lopes Cabral. But…
VIENTIANE (29 May 2025) – The teams aspiring to vie for the title discovered their AFC U23 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers opponents following the official draw at the AFC House today. The 44 sides were drawn into 11 groups for the Qualifiers, which will be contested on 1-9 September 2025. The 11 group…