BANGKOK (11 Nov 2016) – Thailand head coach Kiatisak Senamuang said this week that he has welcomed the move to have the AFF Suzuki Cup count towards FIFA points as this will only make the tournament a lot more competitive. Other than the draw to be crowned as the ASEAN champions of which Thailand are…
MANILA (11 Nov 2016) – A solitary strike from Misagh Bahadoran gave the Philippines a morale-boosting 1-0 win over Kyrgyzstan as they snapped a two-match losing streak ahead of the AFF Suzuki Cup next week. The Philippines will be hosting the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 alongside Myanmar on 19 November to 17 December 2016. And…
SINGAPORE (11 Nov 2016) – V. Sundram Moorthy, the head coach of Singapore said after his team’s 2-0 loss to Syria in a friendly that it was a good, welcomed lesson ahead of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 next week. In the match that was played at the Stadium Paroi in Negeri Sembilan, the Lions…
JAKARTA (10 Nov 2016) – Lieutenant General Edy Rahmayadi has been unanimously voted as the new President of the FA of Indonesia (PSSI) when he won 76 out of the 107 eligible voters that attended the Congress at Hotel Mercure Ancol in Jakarta today. He defeated Moeldoko (23 votes), Eddy Rumpoko (1), Benhard Limbong (0),…
HANOI (10 Nov 2016) – Ho Chi Minh City welcomed the AFF Suzuki Cup Trophy Tour into town today with just 10 days to go before the region’s premier football tournament kicks off. The trophy sat proudly on display at VivoCity and was attended by one of Vietnam’s star players Le Cong Vinh, their coach Lu…
YANGON (9 Nov 2016) – With just slightly over a week to go to the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016, co-hosts Myanmar will be stressing more on teamwork as they look to qualify for the semi-finals this year. The exclusion of veteran midfielder Thiha Zaw and also striker Kyaw Ko Ko in the middle of the…