After the Nationals lost 1-2 last Thursday to Kuwait in the home leg of their Asian World Cup qualifying match, the Philippine Azkals will be flying to Nepal in April for the 2012 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup tournament. According to German coach Michael Weiss, it’s time for the Philippine Azkals to move on and set their sights on their next big target, the 2012 Asian Challenge Cup. Asian Football Confederation Executive Committee approved Nepal as the host; this is after... → Continue reading

The Philippine Azkals had lost again to Bahrain for their second round friendly match with a score of 3-1. Chieffy Caligdong the only Filipino who had made a goal against Bahrain in their first round friendly match, is made another goal in the first quarter of the second round, but not enough to beat the Under-23 Olympic team of Bahrain. Bahrain made two goals in the first half and third time as the match was about the end. German coach Michael Weiss of azkals had fielded his best 11 players,... → Continue reading