The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has requested the UFL teams to lend their players to the Azkals, who are now coached by American Tom Dooley.
UFL President Randy Roxas thanked the teams for their cooperation. “The clubs have no objections to the PFF’s request that national team players be released for national team practice sessions twice a week starting this February,” Roxas said. “The league will also work with the PFF in terms of the proposed schedule for training camps abroad prior to the Challenge Cup.”
Roxas congratulated Dooley on his appointment and reiterated UFL’s support for the Azkals.
“The UFL remains committed in its support of the PFF and the Azkals. Our objectives in terms of football development are aligned and we fully recognize that a successful performance of the men’s national team in the AFC Challenge Cup will lead to faster growth of the sport in the country,” Roxas said.
The fifth edition of the AFC Challenge Cup is set from May 19 to 30 in the Maldives. The winner will qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup to be hosted by Australia.
Dooley, who played twice for the United States in the World Cup in 1994 and in 1998, was appointed as the Azkals’s new coach last week.
Dooley also served as assistant to US men’s national team Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann and was also involved in the country’s U-20 side.
source: businessmirror.com.ph
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