February 28
THE Myanmar men’s and women’s Futsal teams, which are under training for the 31st Vietnam SEA Games, will compete in invitational events in Thailand ahead of the tournament.
The Thai Football Federation will host the Invitational Futsal Tourney in preparation for the SEA Games, while the Myanmar Futsal Team will compete in both events.
The Thailand Invitational Futsal Tournament will be held from 15 to 21 March, with participation of six teams.
The tournament will be hosted by Thailand, and Myanmar, Oman, Maldives, Tajikistan and Mongolia will compete in the tourney.
The women’s invitational Futsal tournament is scheduled for April and dates will be announced with the participant teams, officials said.
The Myanmar national Futsal team, which will compete in the SEA Games, has been taking training with 22 preliminary players since January and is coached by Thai national Boonlert Charoenwong.
The Myanmar National Futsal Team will stay in Thailand after the Thai Invitational and will continue to compete in the ASEAN Futsal Championship in Thailand in April.
Head coach U Tin Maung Htay will handle the Myanmar women’s Futsal team and the team consists of more than 20 preliminary players.
The team is also headed by national team head coach Boonlert Charoenwong as a technical adviser. The Myanmar women’s Futsal team has been reorganized after the 2017 SEA Games.—Ko Nyi Lay/GNLM
