YANGON (4 July 2013) – The Myanmar Under-19 team will head to in Shandong Province in China at the end of the month to take part in the Weifang Cup.
The Weifang Cup will feature 12 teams including youth clubs from Portugal’s Porto, England’s Sunderland and Mexico’s Chivas, alongside reigning champion Villareal FC from Spain.
“We am very pleased to participate in this competition. Entering this competition gives our players international experience. We are going to compete at our best and the players have been training hard,” said Nyi Nyi Thet, the assistant coach of the Myanmar U19 team.
The team is being prepared for the AFF U19 Championships which will be held Surabaya, Indonesia on 9-22 September.
