April 22

ACCORDING to the Myanmar Football Federation, the Myanmar U-22 team is taking a training in Dubai, UAE in preparation for the 31st SEA Games and will play three or more friendlies there.

The Myanmar squad will be under training in the UAE for about two years before the SEA Games and will play a test match against the UAE clubs.

The U-22 team will take 26 players to the tour, the final selection for the SEA Games.

The team spent a lot of time preparing for the SEA Games, but no international tournaments have been played yet.

The team is coached by Bulgarian Popov, who helped it win a bronze medal at the 2019 Philippines SEA Games.

Team Administrator U Si Thu Win, Head Coach Popov, Assistant Coaches U Zaw Win Tun and U Aung Aung Tun, Goal Coach U Aung Kyaw Kyaw, Goal Keepers Pyae Phyo Thu, Thu Ya Kyaw, Pyae Phyo Aung, Aung Ko Latt, Defenders Thet Hein Soe, Soe Moe Kyaw, Hein Zayya Lin, Win Moe Kyaw, Ye Min Thu, Thet Paing Htwe, Aung Wunna Soe, Ye Lin Htet, Naung Naung Soe, Midfielders Zaw Win Thein, Lwin Moe Aung, Lin Htet Soe, Wai Lin Soe, Nan Htike Zaw, Yan Kyaw Soe, Aung Naing Win, and Strikers Ye Yint Aung, Htet Phyo Wai, Win Naing Tun, Myat Kaung Khant, Yar Zar Aung and Than Paing will be with the team ahead of the tourney.

The Myanmar U-22 team will travel directly to Viet Nam via the UAE for the SEA Games, officials said. — Ko Nyi Lay/ GNLM