Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The chase for Continental supremacy and a berth in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru sets the stage for the AFC U-16 Championship 2018 Malaysia to ignite with the first blow of the whistle.
Teams will be fully aware that they will be no room for mistakes in a tournament that will feature the future stars of Asia from 16 teams.
Join the-AFC.com as we preview Group B of the September 20-October 7 tournament.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018 kicks off on September 20 with Continental glory and four places up for grabs in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru.
Asia's stars of tomorrow will be determined to grab this chance to showcase their talent as they continue their development for the greater challenges that lie ahead.
The Continent's top 16 teams will battle to advance to the knockout stage and the-AFC.com takes a look at the Group A cast.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia head coach Lim Teong Kim has named his squad for the AFC U-16 Championship 2018 as the hosts prepare for their Group A campaign which starts on September 20.
Malaysia will meet Tajikistan on September 20, followed by Thailand (September 23) and Japan (September 26).
A top two finish in the group will see Malaysia advancing to the knockout stage as the Continent's top 16 teams bid for the title and four slots available to the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru.
Malaysia Squad - Goalkeepers: Sikh Izhan Nazrel Sikh Azman, Abdul Alim Al-Amri Ali, Syahmi Adib Haikal Mohd Shukri; Defenders: Azannis Adzri Abdul Halim, Muhammad Firdaus Ramli, Ali Imran Sukari, Muhammad Hariz Mansor, Muhamad Alif Abdul Mutalib, Muhammad Raimi Shamsul, Ahmad Zikri Mohd Khalili, Mohammad Alias Alan, Muhammad Danish Ishak; Midfielders: Mohamad Ikhwan Mohd Hafizo, Muhammad Firdaus Kaironnisam, Alif Daniel Abd Aziz, Muhamad Umar Hakeem Suhar Rezwan, Muhammad Syukur Fariz Januri, Harith Haiqal Adam Afkar; Forwards: Muhammad Najmudin Akmal Kamal, Muhammad Amirul Azzim Mohd Ruzki, Luqman Hakim Shamsudin, Harith Naem Jaineh, Muhammad Danial Amali.
Source: Football Association of Malaysia
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Having concluded a training camp in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Oman will now move up a gear in their preparation for the 2018 AFC Under-16 Championship Malaysia.
Head coach Yaqoob al Sabahi's squad played two friendlies against Iran during their training camp, suffering 1-0 and 2-1 defeats.
Sabahi used the friendlies to gauge his players in preparation for their Group B challenge against Yemen, DPR Korea and Jordan.
Oman, who were champions in 1996, will have a training stint in Malaysia before the tournament kicks off, which will include friendlies against Indonesia (September 12) and Australia (September 15), after which Sabahi is expected to finalise the squad.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tokyo: Japan will be led by Keita Nakano in the AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018 Finals.
Head coach Yoshiro Moriyama’s charges qualified for the Finals after finishing as Group J winners with an impressive record of 35 goals scored without conceding a single goal, and it is no surprise that Nakano is in the squad, having scored eight goals in three games.
The two-time AFC U-16 champions have had a busy year since their qualification last September, and tasted success recently after winning all four matches in the 2018 WAFF U-16 Championship in Jordan to emerge winners.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Sydney: Head coach Trevor Morgan unveiled on Thursday the 23 players he’s selected to represent Australia at the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia on September 20-October 7.
Morgan, who over the past two months has overseen training camps in New South Wales and Victoria with some of Australia’s most talented teen footballers, has settled on a squad containing 17 players currently aligned to A-League clubs, five players that feature in state-based competitions, and one overseas based player – Tristan Hammond of Sporting Lisbon in Portugal.
Morgan’s squad will face a tough test in Group D of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship where they will face defending champions Iraq, Korea Republic and Afghanistan. Nevertheless, the Joeys boss is confident his side have the capacity to excel.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Surabaya: Goalkeeper Ernando Ari Sutaryadi was the hero for Indonesia where his two saves in the penalty shootout gave the hosts a 4-3 win for them to lift the AFF Under-16 Championship crown for the first time on Saturday.
The score at the end of regulation time was 1-1.
With so much at stake, the final was not exactly and explosive free flowing affair with both teams largely playing it safe.
Mochammad Supriadi was the first to test Thai keeper Anuchid Taweesri early in the encounter with the prolific Amiruddin Bagus Kahfi Alfikri’s first real chance coming off the upright.
As Anuchid made a string of saves, he could not deny Indonesia the lead on 33 minutes when a miscommunication with his defenders allowed substitute Muhammad Fajar Fathur Rachman to sneak in to latch on to a cross from Andre Oktaviansyah.