29 October
IN preparation for the upcoming 2019 South East Asian Games, the Myanmar national women’s football team will play friendly matches and undergo training in China for eight days, according to the Myanmar Football Federation.
Team Myanmar will leave for China on 8 November and during their stay, the team will play friendly matches against Chinese women football teams.
Team Myanmar will be led by head coach U Win Thu Moe for the training sessions and friendly matches in China.
Team Myanmar will play a friendly match against the Jiangsu Suning Women’s F.C., and two friendly matches against China Women’s Youth Selection Team, said a source with the MFF.
After their training tour, team Myanmar will focus on the SEA Games women’s football event, for which Myanmar has been placed in Group A along with Malaysia and host Philippines.
Myanmar will take on the Philippines on 26 November in the opening match of the women’s football competition at the SEA Games. The competition will be held from 26 November to 9 December at the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna, the Philippines.
Lynn Thit (Tgi)
