Draw for AFC U20 Futsal tourney

BANGKOK  (31 March 2017) – Twenty-one AFC Futsal U-20 Championship Thailand 2017 hopefuls learned their opponents on Thursday when the official draw for the inaugural competition took place in the capital of Thailand. The 21 teams were drawn into one group of six teams and three groups of five teams. Football Association of Thailand Vice…

OZ back to winning ways

SYDNEY (29 March 2017) – After four draws in Group B, Australia finally broke the deadlock to beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2-0 to keep alive their hopes of a place at the FIFA World Cup in 2018. A dominant display at the Sydney Football Stadium saw Australia grabbing the lead as early as…

Lions hold Bahrain

SINGAPORE (29 March 2017) – Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny was the star of the show as the Lions held Bahrain while Myanmar fell 1-0 at home to India last night. Singapore, alongside Turkmenistan and Chinese Taipei in Group E, last qualified for the AFC Asian Cup in 1984. In the meantime, Myanmar’s confidence suffered a…

Zeise confident against India

YANGON (28 March 2017) – Myanmar head coach Gerd Zeise is confident of walking away with the points ahead of the team’s clash against India in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers later today at the Thuwunna Stadium. With controversial striker Kyaw Ko Ko back in the squad and following their 3-1 win over Indonesia last…