Brunei readying for ASEAN football meet

Fadhil Yunus

The Brunei Darussalam nationwide soccer staff are at present stepping up their coaching preparations in anticipation of the upcoming Asean Soccer Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electrical Cup 2022 (AMEC 2022) later this month.

The Wasps, led by Head Coach Mario Rivera Campesino and his teaching staff, held a coaching session on the Observe and Discipline of the Hassanal Bolkiah Nationwide Sports activities Complicated yesterday.

Workforce Supervisor Pengiran Haji Mohd Waslimin bin Pengiran Setia Jaya Pengiran Haji Abdul Momin and Assistant Workforce Supervisor Ah Chua Bangau had been current to supervise the preparations.

Pengiran Haji Mohd Waslimin stated in an interview with the Bulletin, “We wish to present competitors to our opponents. We’re additionally the underdogs coming into our fixtures.”

Amongst those that had been seen in coaching had been a number of DPMM FC gamers in addition to a number of gamers from home golf equipment.

Some 26 to 30 gamers are at present concerned in coaching forward of the squad announcement to find out who can be on the airplane to Kuala Lumpur.

The ultimate squad, which is predicted to consist 23 gamers in addition to 14 officers, is because of depart the nation on December 12, the place they are going to then enter the ultimate section of their pre-tournament preparations.

Brunei can be primarily based within the Malaysian capital no less than for the whole lot of the group stage, the place they are going to be taking part in their dwelling matches on the KLFA Stadium.

Mario’s expenses can be anticipated to play a sparring match in opposition to a Malaysian-based membership a day after their arrival on the UPM Stadium.

The gamers had been known as up for worldwide obligation since March 2022 earlier than they performed their first worldwide match in opposition to Laos.

The nationwide staff had since performed six worldwide matches, with the 1-0 victory in opposition to Laos in the course of the Tri-Nations sequence final September serving as confidence booster forward of the essential AMEC qualification spherical in opposition to Timor Leste.

Brunei produced certainly one of their largest wins in worldwide historical past after beating Timor Leste 6-2 within the first leg, en path to qualification to the group draw of the AMEC 2022.

The Wasps will make their first aggressive look in Asean soccer in 26 years in opposition to Thailand on December 20.

They may then journey to the Philippines to face the Azkals three days later earlier than returning to their adopted dwelling stadium to satisfy Indonesia on December 26. Brunei will conclude their group stage marketing campaign in opposition to Cambodia away on December 29.