BANGKOK (20 Oct 2011) – Former champions Thailand admitted that it will be tough for them to win the gold in men’s football at the SEA Games next month after being grouped in what can only be termed as the ‘Group of Death’ for the biennial championship. Other than having to face hosts Indonesia in…
HANOI (20 Oct 2011) – Shortly after signing Choi Yoon Gyum as their new chief coach, Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) have signed Nigerian national team goalkeeper Bassey Akpan on a two-year contract. The 27-year-old Bassey Akpan stands at 1.86m and had previously played for Heartland FC in Nigeria before coming to Vietnam. In 2001,…
VIENTIANE (19 Oct 2011) – Thailand picked up the full six points after two matches with a 5-1 thrashing of the Philippines while Myanmar made the semis of the AFF Women’s Championship 2011 with 8-0 whitewash of Malaysia at the National Stadium. Following up from their 8-1 humiliation of Malaysia in the opening match two…
JAKARTA (19 Oct 2011) – Hosts Indonesia and defending champions Malaysia have been placed in the tougher Group A of the SEA Games 2011 which will be held in Jakarta starting on 3 November 2011. The other teams in Group A are Thailand, Singapore and Cambodia while Group B are 2009 runners-up Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines,…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (19 Oct 2011) – FIFA instructors have made it very clear why they are in Brunei to conduct the FUTURO III Administration and Management Course. “If clubs aren’t run properly you can’t get good players for the national team,” pointed out Joseph Samuel, one of the two instructors. “There has to be…
SINGAPORE (19 Oct 2011) – With their World Cup qualifying campaign in tatters following three heavy defeats in their first three matches, Singapore have now shifted their attention to the SEA Games which will be hosted by Indonesia early next month. This follows a meeting between the management of the SEA Games squad and that…