Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Bangladesh and China PR kicked their AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2019 Qualifiers Round 2 campaign in resounding fashion, defeating Philippines and Myanmar respectively in Group B ties on Wednesday.
Bangladesh 10-0 Philippines
Tohura Khatun struck four as Bangladesh, seeking to make it back-to-back qualification for the Finals, raced off the blocks with Khatun giving them the lead just two minutes into the match at the Mandalar Thiri Stadium in Mandalay, Myanmar.
Spurred by the early goal, Bangladesh continued to press and Khatun scored her second in the 17th minute and the lead was widened further just seconds later as Shamsunnahar added the South Asian side's third.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Sydney: Junior Matildas Head Coach Rae Dower has named Australia’s 23-player squad for Round Two of the 2019 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers in Vientiane, Laos.
Last September, Dower’s squad ventured to Bishkek in Kyrgyz Republic for the first phase of qualifying and won all four of their matches to advance comfortably to Round Two.
Australia’s squad will enjoy a strong lead up to the second stage of qualifying to be held in Vientiane, with a training camp on the Gold Coast to take place prior to a camp in Laos ahead of the Junior Matildas’ qualification matches against Islamic Republic of Iran (March 3), Vietnam (March 5), and the host nation (March 7).
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Buriram: Thailand stayed perfect to clinch the U-15 Women’s Youth Tournament 2018 title after beating Malta 2-0 in their final fixture at the Chang Arena on Thursday.
The four-nation tournament is a partnership between the Football Association of Thailand, AFC and UEFA, under the UEFA ASSIST programme, which is essentially to provide practical assistance and to offer support through development activities.
Host nation Thailand opened their tournament with a comprehensive 5-0 win over Singapore followed by a 3-0 result against Mongolia.
Emerging champions is a confidence booster for Thailand as they prepare to host the 2019 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship in September.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The eight teams in the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2019 Qualifiers Round 2 have identified their group opponents following the official draw ceremony at the AFC House on Wednesday.
Australia, one of the two teams with a perfect record from Round 1, were drawn into Group A and will face Vietnam, Islamic Republic of Iran and host nation Laos, who were unbeaten in the first round of the qualifying campaign.
Bangladesh, Philippines and China PR will travel to Myanmar for their Group B fixtures.
Round 2 of the Qualifiers will be played on February 27 to March 3, 2019, where the eight teams will be divided into two groups of four, with the group winners and runners-up from the respective groups advancing to the Finals.
The four teams will then join the top three teams from the 2017 edition - DPR Korea, Korea Republic and Japan - along with host of the 2019 Finals, Thailand, next September.