The Philippines will compete in the Asian Football Federation Suzuki Cup main tournament next month in Hanoi, Vietnam. Previously in Laos, the Filipino football team routed Timor Leste, 5-0, before posting a draw with Laos and Cambodia to bag a qualifying berth in the eight-nation tournament. Team manager Dan Palami is implementing a rigid training routine to prepare his squad, which will play in a tough bracket that includes defending champion Vietnam, Singapore and Myanmar.
“We may not have the strongest team compared to other squads in Hanoi but we can assure you we will prepare the team the best way we can,” said Palami, noting the coaching staff, would be flying to Hanoi on November 4.
Team captains Aly Borromeo and Chieffy Caligdong believes their squad can pull off an upset in Hanoi Palami said Indonesia has extended an invitation to play in a friendly match with the RP team in Jakarta on November 15.
JOSEF T. RAMOS
Manila Times
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A friendly against Indonesia would be a very good and tough test for our squad.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea about that friendly game
ReplyDeleteThank you mr palami!
ReplyDeleteLets get a friendly with Indonesia. We could gain more experience and make the team more cohesive.
ReplyDeleteLets help the Philippine National team get private sponsors so that they can compete in more competitions.
AFC Challenge Cup in Feb against Mongolia , host ?
ReplyDeleteBring it to Dumaguete City. We need to revive Football here. We used to be a hotbed of football talents. We also have a great facility and the people here loves football as much as Bacolod & Iloilo.