Myanmar
YANGON (26 March 2011) – The Philippines made the main draw of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup while Cambodia and Myanmar faltered. Needing to win to confirm their place in the next round, the Philippines hammered Bangladesh 3-0 at the Aung San Stadium- a followed up from the 1-1 draw they scored against hosts Myanmar…
YANGON (17 March 2011) – FIFA chief Sepp Blatter said this week that Myanmar could play a ‘very active role’ in the sport in Asia after he opened a new football academy in the country. Blatter, on his first visit to Myanmar, opened the academy in Mandalay ahead of a meeting with Premier Thein Sein,…
YANGON (18 Feb 2011) – The hosts for the four qualifying groups of the AFC Challenge Cup 2012 have been confirmed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Group A will be hosted by Myanmar in Yangon. The teams in this group are Myanmar, Bangladesh, Palestine, and the winner of the play-off match between Mongolia and…
YANGON (7 Feb 2011) – Yadanarbon FC were honoured as the best professional club in Myanmar following their win of the League crown and also the Cup double last season. Other than taking the Best Team award at the Myanmar National League Prize Giving Ceremony last month, Aung Kyaw Moe was also chosen as the…
YANGON (3 Feb 2011) – The Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) have appointed Milan Zivadinovic of Serbia as the new chief of the Myanmar national team. The former Iraq and Ghana national team cach, Zivadinovic signed a two-year contract with the MFF in a ceremony last week. The deal, which is reported to be worth around…
YANGON (19 Jan 2011) – The 2011 edition of the Myanmar National League (MNL) Grand Royal kicked off at the Thuwunna Youth Training Center (YTC) last Saturday before a rousing spectatorship of more than 10,000 screaming fans. In the opener, Yangon United began their season on the right note when they edged out Nay Pyi…