Myanmar team arrives in Kyrgyzstan for Asian Cup U-23 Qualifiers

THE Myanmar U-23 football team arrived in Kyrgyzstan on 26 October to compete in the 2022 Asian Cup U-23 Championship Qualifiers.

The Myanmar U-23 team left Dubai, the UAE, on the evening of 25 October after playing a friendly match in the UAE and arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in the early morning of 26 October.

The Asian Cup U-23 Group I matches will be held from 27 October to 2 November. Myanmar team is included in Group I together with Viet Nam and China Taipei.

The team Myanmar will play against China Taipei on 30 October and Viet Nam on 2 November.

The AFC U-23 group stage matches have been underway for the past few days and will end on 2 November.

The tournament is divided into 11 groups, with the top 11 teams in each group and the top four runners-up will advance to the next stage.

Head coach Veliza Popov will handle the U-23 Myanmar national football team for the qualifiers. — Ko Nyi Lay/GNLM