SHAH ALAM (3 Sept 2016) – A late penalty from Hazza Ali Mubarak gave the Bahrain Under-21 team a hard fought 2-1 win over Malaysia in a friendly that was played at the UiTM Stadium in Shah Alam. Following the scoreless draw from the first friendly a few days earlier,both teams were full of gusto…
BANGKOK (2 Sept 2016) – An unlucky penalty six minutes to the end denied Thailand their first point in the final qualifying round of the 2018 World Cup when they fell to a 1-0 loss to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. Nawaf Al Abid converted a penalty in the 84th penalty to deny Thailand’s hope. Thailand’s…
DILI (2 Sept 2016) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have agreed a deal with renowned Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer to be the Official Timekeeper & Official Watch of the Asian Football Confederation’s national competitions including the 2018 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Final Round, the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup and the AFC Asian Cup…
PERTH (1 Sept 2016) – A goal each from Massimo Luongo and Tomi Juric gave Australia a well-deserved 2-0 win over Iraq in their opening game of the final round qualifiers of the 2018 World Cup tonight. In the match that was played at the Rectangular Stadium in Perth, the visiting Iraqis defended well to…
JAKARTA (1 Sept 2016) – The Indonesian Under-19 team received a boost this week when the government released a USD 75,000 cash grant ahead of their campaign in the AFF Under-19 Championship next week. The AFF U19 Championship will be played on 11-24 September in Hanoi, Vietnam with 11 teams taking part with the exception…
VIENTIANE (1 Sept 2016) – The Lao Football Federation (LFF) and the FA of Singapore (FAS) held a fruitful meeting this week where the exchange of ideas and policies were shared for the benefit of their top leagues. In a bid to improve the overall standard of the league- LFF through their Lao Premier League…