U19 team departs to Jordan

Oct 02, 2013 - 12:39:46 | Shimaz Ali
Maldives U19 team players posing for a photo before the departure

Male’, MALDIVES – Maldives under 19 team has departed to Jordan tonight for the qualifing matches of AFC U19 championship. Head coach Ahmed Athif said that they will be trying to get a good result in the qualifying matches of AFC U19 Championship.

Speaking to maldivesoccer.com Athif said tonight that they prepared well and will try to get a good result.

“We are prepared well for these matches and we will try to get a good result in these four matches.”

“We know that the opponents are powerhouses of the middle east but still we will try to get a good result and we have been telling this to the players as well.” Athif added.

Maldives team who traveled to Jordan tonight consists of twenty players and seven officials. Head coach of U19 is Ahmed Athif and assistant coaches are Shakir, Suwad and Sobah. Sobah did not travel with the team tonight but he will join with the team on Friday. Team manager is Ahmed Ayaz.

Maldives lies in the group B of AFC U19 Championship qualifying along with Jordan, UAE, Yemen and Afghanistan.

Maldives will play their first game against Afghanistan on Friday and on Sunday they will play against Jordan. On Tuesday Maldives will play against UAE and in the last match of the group they will play against Yemen on 12th of this month.

AFC U19 Asian Championship 2014 will be held in Myanmar in October.

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haha on Oct 02
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no ali ashfaq?
mo on Oct 02
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Dont worry a nepales born indian is on the squad...
Ahan on Oct 02
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Prepared well?????? What does it mean?? getting good results against powerhouses??? Honestly i am expecting another goal fiesta!!!!!! And maybe even Afghan will have an easy ride against us.
Imma on Oct 02
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The last U-19 qualifiers were a disaster. Even Bangladesh beat us 3-0, and the scoreline got worse with each result. I like the coaching staff, but I don't know what they mean by "We prepared well." Did they play practice matches against other teams? How long have they been holding practice sessions? And on what basis were the players selected? So many questions we don't know the answer to, but don't worry, "we prepared well". It's what they always say before going off to every youth qualifier. So far, all that preparation has yielded in us losing every single match of every single youth qualifier. At least, I hope the coaching staff encourage the players to come out a bit and actually attempt to play football, instead of the usual 11 men parked inside our penalty area tactic we see employed at youth level. We need to coach our young players to be a bit more adventurous, even if we are playing against these "powerhouses". The worst thing that could happen is for us to play ultra-defensive and lose 10-0.
hahah on Oct 02
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only ali Ibrahim
footballmad on Oct 02
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Who are the most skilled players in the squad? What sort of strategy shall our tea. Use against Afghanistan and against the stronger teams?
samarn on Oct 02
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good luck brothers :)
footballmad on Oct 03
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Good Luck, team! Despite the preparations "arrangements" by the FAM, show the country we can get a good result! We'll be behind you all the way!
Vanli on Oct 03
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Good luck team and coaching staff with my friend Coach Athif Ahmed ..... Sobah and the assistents also....

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