2019
BANGKOK (21 Jan 2019) – A second half winner from Gao Lin denied Thailand their place in the quarterfinals when the War Elephants stumbled to a 2-1 loss in the Round of 16 tie of the AFC Asian Cup last night. The Thais had taken the lead through Supachai Chaided in the 31st minute when…
HANOI (20 Jan 2019) – Vietnam made the quarter-finals of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 after beating Jordan 4-2 in the penalty shootout in a Round of 16 tie at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai. The score at the end of regulation and extra time was 1-1. Jordan put up the early pressure and…
JAKARTA (20 Jan 2019) – Edy Rahmayadi has resigned as the President of the FA of Indonesia (PSSI) and has announced Joko Driyono as the Acting President of the federation. This was announced at the PSSI Congress that was held this morning in Bali, Indonesia. “I hand over the flag of PSSI. As per statute…
YANGON (19 Jan 2019) – Bulgarian Velizar Popov has been appointed as the head coach of the Myanmar Under-22 which will take part at the AFF U22 Championship in Cambodia next month and also for the AFC U23 qualifiers at the end of March this year. This was announced by Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) Technical…
JAKARTA (19 Jan 2019) – Former Indonesian head coach Ivan Kolev has been appointed as the new head coach of Indonesian champions Persija Jakarta. Kolev signed a contract for one year with the side that is also known as Macan Kemayoran. He takes over the spot from Brazilian Stefano Cugurra. “It feels good to sign…
HANOI (18 Jan 2019) – Vietnam made the cut for the Round of 16 of the AFC Asian Cup for only the second time in the history following the end of the group stage. After 36 matches, Vietnam and Oman claimed the Round of 16’s two remaining places with the former taking on unbeaten…