27 October
THE Myanmar U-19 national women’s football team is currently training in Chonburi, Thailand for the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-19 Women’s Championship 2019.
The Asian level champion-ship will be held at the Institute of Physical Education (IPE) Stadium in Chonburi, Thailand starting 27 October.
Team Myanmar arrived in Chonburi on 25 October from Yangon and began training yesterday.
Team Myanmar will be led by head coach Daw Thet Thet Win. U Ko Ko Aung will be the goal coach.
Myanmar U-19 team is as-signed to the difficult Group B, and will compete against Asia’s best three teams: Japan, South Korea and China.
At the opening match of the Group B, Myanmar will take on Japan, the top Asian team, on 28 October.
In its second match, Myanmar will play against China on 31 October and against South Korea on 3 November.
The best two teams from group B will advance to the semifinals, where they will meet with two teams from Group A, according to the AFC.
All Myanmar’s matches will be played at 3:30 pm, Myanmar Standard Time, according to the Myanmar Football Federation.
Lynn Thit (Tgi)
