SYDNEY (15 August 2017) – Australia called up five uncapped players and welcomed back captain Mile Jedinak from injury in a 30-man squad named Tuesday for crucial World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Thailand. The Australians will face Japan in Saitama at the end of this month before returning to Melbourne to play Thailand on…
KUALA LUMPUR (15 August 2017) – MALAYSIA got the win and the three points for a winning start to their Group A campaign with a hard fought 2-1 win over Brunei at the Shah Alam Stadium on Monday (14 Aug). It was not an easy win against the oil-rich Sultanate who failed to win a single…
KUALA LUMPUR (14 August 2017) – MYANMAR took advantage of Singapore’s lapse in defence to register a comfortable 2-0 win in their opening Group A football competition match at Selayang Stadium on Monday (14 Aug). Aung Thu found the net in both halves to ensure Myanmar’s victory and kept their challenge in the competition on track.…
KUALA LUMPUR (14 August 2017) – THE hunt for SEA Games football gold begins on Monday (14 Aug) with Thailand focussing their sights on completing a hattrick and winning the gold medal after consecutive victories in Myanmar and Singgapore in 2013 and 2015 respectively. The 15-time winner of SEA Games however is aware of the…
KUALA LUMPUR (13 August 2017) – Cambodia’s newly appointed Brazilian coach Leonardo Vittorino sees a bright future for football in the country and can expect some surprises from the team in the 29th Sea Games in Kuala Lumpur. The “Koupreys” (Wild Buffalo) as the team is known, open their campaign on Tuesday with a match…
KUALA LUMPUR (13 August 2017) – FLAMBOYANT Thailand head coach Worrawoot Srimakha believes they will retain the gold medal in the Kuala Lumpur 2017 football competition, saying that the team arrived in Kuala Lumpur with only one mission – to return with the gold medal. “Just as Malaysia has placed great hopes, I believe we too…