
The team is led by new head coach Scott Cooper, who hails from England and had prior coaching stints in Thailand and Indonesia. He is assisted by Chris Greatwich and Steve Marsella.
Midfielder Stephan Schrock returns to the squad. Defender Amani Aguinaldo and midfielder Luke Woodland also make their national team return after injury.
Ceres Negros FC forward Curt Dizon was also included in the squad, as well as midfielder Angel Guirado who was part of the team that participated in the CTFA International Tournament in December 2017.
Cardiff City goalkeeper Neil Etheridge was also selected for the friendlies, as he offers the experience of being the first Filipino to play in the English Premier League.
In the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, the Azkals are making their debut at the Continental spectacle and were drawn alongside Korea Republic, China PR and Kyrgyz Republic in Group C.
Squad:
- Neil Leonard ETHERIDGE – Goalkeeper – Cardiff City FC (England)
- Amani AGUINALDO – Defender – Ceres Negros FC
- Carlos DE MURGA – Defender – Ceres Negros FC
- Junior MUÑOZ – Defender – Ceres Negros FC
- Daisuke SATO – Defender – Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania)
- Hikaru MINEGISHI – Midfielder – Pattaya United (Thailand)
- Paul MULDERS – Midfielder – Ceres Negros FC
- Manuel OTT – Midfielder – Ceres Negros FC
- Mike Rigoberto OTT – Midfielder – Ceres Negros FC
- Patrick REICHELT – Midfielder – Ceres Negros FC
- Adam TULL – Midfielder – Davao Aguilas FC
- Dylan DE BRUYCKER – Midfielder – Davao Aguilas FC
- Stephan SCHROCK – Midfielder – Ceres Negros FC
- Luke WOODLAND – Midfielder – Suphanburi FC (Thailand)
- Curt Jordan DIZON – Forward – Ceres Negros FC
- Angel GUIRADO – Forward – Negiri Sembilan FA (Malaysia)
- Philip James YOUNGHUSBAND – Forward – Davao Aguilas FC
- Patrick DEYTO – Goalkeeper – Davao Aguilas FC
- Louie Michael CASAS – Goalkeeper – Global Cebu FC
- Nathanael Ace VILLANUEVA – Goalkeeper – Kaya FC Iloilo
- Stephan PALLA – Defender – Buriram United (Thailand)
- Fitch ARBOLEDA – Forward – Stallion Laguna FC
- Jovin BEDIC – Forward – Kaya FC Iloilo
Sources: pff.org.ph
