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
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.