JAKARTA (1 Aug 2011) – There will be some rough roads ahead for ASEAN teams in the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers following the official draw which was made in Rio de Janeiro this week. Indonesia have been placed alongside Qatar – the 2022 World Cup hosts – in Group E against…
DILI (1 Aug 2011) – Asean Football Federation (AFF) President and former AFC President His Royal Highness Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ibni Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin al-Muadzam Shah will be presented with the 2011 AFC Diamond of Asia award. Within hours of this decision by the AFC Executive Committee this week, an AFC delegation led…
KUALA LUMPUR (31 July 2011) – The Asean Football Federation (AFF) today warmly welcomed the return of Brunei to their fold after a two-year absence. The new-look National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) attended their first AFF Council meeting here today since they were suspended by FIFA. “We welcome back the Brunei Football Association…
MANILA (30 July 2011) – Shortly after being denied a place in the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers Michael Weiss, the chief coach of the Philippines, is convinced that his team will be a lot more competitive in four years’ time. Philippines fell to a 5-1 aggregate defeat to Kuwait in the…
The recently concluded AFF Under-16 Youth Championship which was organized under the auspices of the Laos Football Federation (LFF) was a resounding success at several levels. And for the hosts, they have certainly set a certain standard when it comes to organizing a youth level competition. With more than 30,000 fans in the final match…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (30 July 2011) – Vjeran Simunic still believes that his former team DPMM FC are capable of being competitive in whichever competition they choose to compete in spite of the long lay-off from international participation. DPMM FC was competing in the S-League in 2009 when they were told that they could no…