ASEAN CHAMPS MYANMAR TO PLAY IN VIETNAM MEET

The victorious Myanmar side, who clinched the Asean women’s title with a hard fought 4-1 win in the penalty shootout over Thailand, will be part of a five-team meet from Oct 26 to Nov 5 in Hanoi.

The other competing teams are Chinese Taipei, Thailand, South Korea and hosts Vietnam.

“The win in the AFF meet was momentous,” said Myanmar head coach Aye Kyu.

“It proved that our development programme is heading in the right direction and that all we need to do is to make sure that the team continues to be competitive. And it is for that reason alone, we should take this Vietnam championship seriously.

“It will be a good tournament for sure where apart from Thailand and Vietnam, the presence of Chinese Taipei and South Korea will also spice things up.”

Apart from wanting to show that their win of the title was no fluke, Myanmar will also be using the tournament to fine tune their team for the SEA Games which will be held in Korat, Thailand in December this year.