THE Philippine under-22 men’s team takes on Indonesia at the start of the football competition of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games on Saturday at the Morodok Techo Stadium in Phnom Penh.
The other match, set at 7 p.m., pits Cambodia against Timor Leste.
Group B is composed of 2021 SEA Games champion Vietnam and runner-up Thailand, along with Malaysia, Singapore, and Laos.Coaching the team is former Azkals’ defender Rob Gier, who has a UEFA A coaching license. He is aiming to get past the group stage and reach the semifinals for the first time since the old dogs, led by Norman Figidero, did the miracle of 1991 in the Manila SEA Games.
The 11-man team competes in ouk chaktrang, a Cambodian chess variant introduced by host Cambodia. In the previous Hanoi SEA Games last year, the national chess team garnered 2 silver and 3 bronze medals.
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