Myanmar to host Group-F of 2019 Asian U-19 Women’s Football Qualification

Myanmar to host Group-F of 2019 Asian U-19 Women’s Football Qualification
Myanmar U-19 women's football squad on the pitch.
Myanmar U-19 women's football squad on the pitch.
Published 15 October 2018
Nyi Nyi Soe Nyunt

Myanmar will host Group-F in 2019 Asian U-19 Women’s Football Qualification in Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon from October 24 to 28.

Palestine withdrew from Group-F in 2019 Asian U-19 Women’s Football Qualification.

Only three teams including host Myanmar have been left in the Group- F due to the resignation of Palestine. Changes took place in group match schedule. The group matches will be held for three days. There will be a match in a day. Host Myanmar will play last two matches consecutively. 

The qualifier matches of the Group-F are scheduled at 6 pm. When the situations of the teams in the group are reviewed, Myanmar has been the best status to advance the second round of the qualification process. 

Myanmar U-19 women’s football squad has begun practice activities starting June and the current squad is made up of 26 players. 

Myanmar U-19 women’s demonstrated three international warm-up matches before the first round of the 2019 Asian U-19 Women’s Football Qualification, hammering Singapore with a large margin of 7-0 and losing to Thailand with a narrow margin of 0-1 in the first friendly and 3-4 in the second. It also played against Myanmar national women’s football team in Thuwunna Stadium. 

The first round qualification will be held with six groups divided. Six top teams from each group and two best second-placed ones will advance the second round of 2019 Asian U-19 Women’s Football Qualification. 

Translated and Edited by Win Htut