Brunei football team to play Timor Leste in AFF qualifiers

James Kon & Fadhil Yunus

Brunei Darussalam’s soccer workforce is able to tackle Timor Leste within the qualifying rounds of the AFF Mitsubishi Electrical Cup 2022 (AMEC 2022), held in two legs on the Observe and Discipline of the Hassanal Bolkiah Nationwide Sports activities Complicated, Berakas.

The primary leg will probably be held on November 5 with the match scheduled to kick-off at 3.45pm whereas the second leg, slated for November 8, at 2.30pm.

The successful workforce will compete within the AMEC2022 Group Stage set to run from December 20 to January 16, 2023.

Brunei’s’ Nationwide Head Coach Mario Rivera Campesino in a press convention yesterday shared, “We’re able to face Timor Leste on this large event at our dwelling floor. We are going to give all our greatest to attempt to win.”

On the preparation of the workforce, he stated, “Our preparation could possibly be higher. The COVID-19 state of affairs has impacted the gamers’ health and isn’t the very best, nevertheless, I felt that the workforce nonetheless has sufficient health stage to compete.”

He additionally stated some gamers are injured and a few have contracted COVID-19 and the ultimate chosen full workforce listing remains to be being finalised.

Mario Rivera Campesino additionally touched on the opponent, saying, “Timor Leste has been taking part in properly and has improved. A few of their younger gamers are good, nevertheless, could lack expertise.”

In the meantime, Government Committee members of FABD Morni Zakaria spoke on Brunei’s preparation in internet hosting the qualifying rounds of the AMEC 2022. “Preparation has been accomplished. We’re solely ready for officers from AFF to reach.

“I hope that our workforce will win their matches in dwelling floor and native soccer followers are welcome to look at and assist our nationwide workforce in motion.”

EXCO member Bujang bin Haji Japar, FABD Media Standing Committee Deputy Chairman Haji Johari bin Haji Awang Achee and Technical Director Paul Christopher Munster had been additionally current.

Tickets for the matches will probably be on sale from November 3 on the FABD Home and on match days on the venue itself, with the primary 200 patrons to earn FABD merchandise.

Followers are urged to stick with the federal government laws and recommendation of healthcare.