YANGON – Lt. Gen Dato Sri Azzuddin Ahmad, the General Secretary of the AFF, has made the following statement in response to the call by certain parties in the Malaysian government calling for the pullout of the Malaysian national team from the AFF Suzuki Cup due to Rohingya issue. “I have received numerous calls from…
Cambodia vs Myanmar Final Score: Cambodia 1-3 Myanmar (HT: 1-2) Thuwanna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, November 23, 2016 Match Overview Cambodia became the first side to be knocked out after they suffered a 3-1 defeat to hosts Myanmar. It did not look to be the case initially though, as they had the brighter start to…
Malaysia 0-1 Vietnam Final Score: Malaysia 0-1 Vietnam (HT 0-0) Thuwanna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, November 23, 2016 Match overview Vietnam established themselves as one of the tournament favourites in the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup after an impressive 1-0 win over Malaysia. A fine individual goal by Nguyen Trong Hoang with 10 minutes to go…
MANILA (23 Nov 2016) – The disappointment was obvious and Indonesian captain Boaz Solossa could not hide it after his team’s 2-2 draw against hosts Philippines last night. Despite taking the lead twice through Fachruddin Aryanto and Boaz, the Indonesian defence allowed the Philippines to come back as both teams now share the spoils. Indonesia…
MANILA (22 Nov 2016) – It was a game Thailand could have even lost but a late goal saw them walking away with full points after a thrilling AFF Suzuki Cup tie against Singapore at the Philippine Sports Stadium here tonight. The match looked set for a draw when substitute striker Sarawut Masuk headed in…
MANILA (22 Nov 2016) – Philippines skipper Philip Younghusband’s sensational goal eight minutes from time handed the hosts a precious point and keep them in the running for a place in the semi-finals of the AFF Suzuki Cup. Indonesia, who led twice today, are also still in contention despite the 2-2 draw at the Philippine…