Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tashkent: Central Asia’s potential women’s national team stars of the future have arrived in Uzbekistan for the 2019 CAFA U-15 Women’s Championship, which begins on Friday.
The round-robin competition will feature Kyrgyz Republic, Islamic Republic of Iran and Tajikistan compete as well as host nation and 2017 winners Uzbekistan, with the title to be decided on Monday.
Speaking ahead of his side’s opening match against Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan head coach Ilhom Hanjariev said he expects his side to be competitive on home soil.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: Featuring hosts Thailand, two of the Continent’s women’s football heavyweights in Japan and Australia, and an emerging Bangladesh, Group A of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 promises to deliver memorable matches as Asia’s stars of the future stake their claim for a regional title.
With Sunday’s highly-anticipated tournament openers drawing ever closer, the-AFC.com breaks down the contenders in the first of a two-part series looking at the competition ahead in Chonburi.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Mokpo: Korea Republic ended Japan's winning streak in the EAFF U-15 Girls' Football Festival, China PR secured an emphatic win against Chinese Taipei while Hong Kong remained undefeated on Wednesday.
Group A: Korea Republic 2-1 Japan
Park Soo-jeong was the star of the night when she struck in each half to give Korea Republic a 2-1 win over Japan.
She opened the scoring as early as the 10th minute, but Japan were unfazed and pressed the Koreans back, but luck was not on their side as they failed to find the back of the net.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Mokpo: Japan and Hong continued their winning streak in their respective EAFF U-15 Girls' Football Festival 2019 campaigns, with China PR bouncing back with a win of their own while Mongolia and Northern Mariana Islands settled for a draw on Tuesday.
Group A: Chinese Taipei 0-9 Japan
Japan's dominance began as early as the 12th minute with Kotono Sakakibara opening the scoring, with Sakura Yamauchi and Honoka Hamano etching their names on the scoresheet in the 23rd and 27th minutes, just before Hamano doubled her tally two minutes before half-time.
Chinese Taipei had little chance against a Japanese side that kept pushing forward with Ayumi Yamada and Arisa Suzuki finding the back of the net in the 38th and 47th minutes.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Mokpo: Korea Republic and Japan secured wins in Group A of the EAFF U-15 Girls' Football Festival 2019, while Hong Kong sailed past Mongolia for an early lead in Group B, with Northern Mariana Islands and Guam playing to a draw on Monday.
Group A: Korea Republic 3-2 Chinese Taipei
Jeon Yu-gyeong was the star in Korea Republic's 3-2 win over Chinese Taipei.
Park Min-ji opened the scoring with her 15th minute effort, before Jeon doubled their lead eight minutes later.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: Thailand will make the most of their status as the 2019 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship hosts according to head coach Kaenson Naruephon, who urged local fans to throw their support behind his young players.
Naruephon’s comments came after the tournament’s official draw on Thursday, where Thailand were placed alongside Australia, Bangladesh and three-time champions Japan in what looms as a hotly-contested Group A.
Meanwhile, 2017 finalists DPR Korea and Korea Republic will meet in Group B, which also includes China PR and Vietnam.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chonburi: A new generation of Asian women’s football stars have learned their AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 opponents, after the competition’s official draw was held at Chonburi's Oakwood Hotel on Thursday.
Defending champions DPR Korea are set for a mouth-watering clash with fellow heavyweights Korea Republic after they were drawn alongside their East Asian neighbours, as well as China PR and Vietnam in Group B.
The September 22 clash between DPR Korea and Korea Republic will be a repeat of the 2017 final, where a starring performance from Kim Kyong-yong led DPR Korea to a 2-0 win
Elsewhere, Thailand will meet three-time winners Japan along with Australia and Bangladesh in Group A.