MANILA (23 June 2013) – The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) are fighting hard to make sure that they will be well represented at the SEA Games that will be hosted by Myanmar on 11-22 Dec 2013.
Edward Gastanes, the general-secretary of the PFF, said that all four teams of the Under-23, the Women’s Football team and also the men and women’s Futsal squads have been hard at work and deserved to be included in the biennial championship
“Our under-23 is fairly strong, it is stronger than the team two years ago. We have at least seven Azkals national team players and we have good additions. We even formed the nucleus of the team earlier than usual, six months before competition which gives them enough time to prepare,” said Gastanes.
“The women’s team made a good showing in the Asian Cup qualifiers, losing only to Thailand in a very close game, 0-1, and beating Iran, a strong women’s team, 6-0. They are ranked 76th in the world now and 34th in Asia.
