Striker Aung Thu, a Myanmar football star, who is playing for Thai club Police Tero as loan, is going to join his home team of Myanmar national football squad on October 13, said a source close to Myanmar football arena.

At present Aung Thu is taking a retirement because he has sustained a minor injury on right wrist. His injury will miss the season remaining matches of Police Tero and the warm-up match against Indonesia on October 10. 

“Aung Thu will come to join Myanmar national football squad in Yangon on October 11 although he is not brought to Indonesia. For the sake of his right wrist injury, he is not wanted to be brought to Indonesia. It is not easy to exactly say whether he will be action in the friendly match against Bolivia. All depends on the situation of his injury,” said an official of Myanmar national football team, who asked not to be named.  

Myanmar national football squad will play two warm-up matches in the second week of October. Myanmar will play away friendly match against Indonesia on October 10 and home friendly against Bolivia on October 13. 

Translated and Edited by Win Htut