Filipinas have ‘very real chance’ of winning SEA Games football gold

FILES–Philippines in AFF Women’s Championship 2022. –PFF PHOTOS

MANILA, Philippines—The World Cup-bound Philippine women’s soccer team will be one of the country’s best bets for a gold medal at the upcoming Southeast Asian Olympics in Cambodia.

At the Philippine Sportswriting Association (PSA) forum Tuesday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, Philippine football secretary general Atty. Ed Gastanes said the Philippines has a “real chance” to clinch the title in the upcoming regionals.

“We now have a real chance for the national women’s football team at the Cambodia SEA Games thanks to the preparation and the committed and competent coaching staff,” he said.

“After the Philippines captured the AFF Women’s Championship trophy last year, they are really hoping to win another medal, if not gold,” she said.

The Philippines, under coach Alen Stajcic, achieved a series of historic victories, making them a team to be reckoned with in May.

A year ago, the Philippines qualified for the FIFA World Cup after defeating Chinese Taipei in a penalty shootout, 4-3. A few months later, the same squad won the AFF Women’s Championship in front of their hometown crowd in Manila by defeating Thailand, 3-0.

Included in the pool of SEA Games competitors is the country of Vietnam, which is the defending champion in the women’s soccer event at the SEA Games.

With confidence in his historic team, Gastanes said he was already looking forward to seeing both countries in the final.

“The SEA Games women’s final will be another historic event for us,” she said.

Aside from the regional events in Cambodia, Filipinos will also compete in several other invitational events.

Next month, the female athletes will go to Spain for the Pinatar Cup. There is also Olympic women’s qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics which starts in April. They will face Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Hong Kong in Group E.

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