16 October
THE Myanmar national futsal team left for Ho Chi Minh City yesterday to compete in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Futsal Championship 2019, which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, from 21 to 27 October, according to the Myanmar Football Federation.
There were twenty players representing Myanmar.
The Myanmar futsal team was seen off by officials from the Myanmar Football Federation at Yangon International Airport yesterday.
The championship will start on 21 October. Before the championship, team Myanmar will play friendly matches with Viet Nam’s two local futsal teams: Cao Bang and Sai Gon futsal teams.
Myanmar will play their first futsal friendly against Cao Bang futsal team on 16 October and Sai Gon team on 18 October.The players will be led by head coach U Htay Myint.
After the friendly matches, Myanmar will announce the final list of 14 players for the Championship, according to the Myanmar Football Federation.
Team Myanmar is listed in Group A of the championship, together with Thailand, East Timor and Cambodia, while host Viet Nam is in Group B with Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.Myanmar will take on East Timor on 21 October, Cambodia on 22 October and Thailand on 23 October during the Group A matches.
Lynn Thit (Tgi)
