MANILA (1 August 2012) – Even without the Nehru Cup, it will still be a busy September for the Philippines as they continue their build-up for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2012.
Following a mis-communication which will now see the Philippines being left out of the Nehru Cup Cup in India slated for the end of August and clipping into the start of September, the AFF Suzuki Cup semi-finalists have now drawn up several hard games on a trot all across ASEAN.
They will open their September campaign against Cambodia on 5 September in Phnom Penh and a clash against Singapore two days later in Bacolod City.
They will then take on Laos in Vientiane on 10 September before clashing against Indonesia should the latter agree to move their initial 11 September date to four dates later.
The Philippines will also have the four-nation Paulino Alcantara Cup – against teams from East Asia – in Bacolod in the last week of September.
“We will give some of our Europe-based players time to play together in the friendlies,” said Dan Palami, the team manager of the Philippines. “But there will be times when we will have an all local-based group playing which can only be a positive sign for the team. We can only get better with more matches.”
The several friendlies in September is a continuation from the Philippines camp in August where they will play two matches – against the Inferno on 11 August and then the Virgin Islands on 17 August.
