AFC ASIAN CUP 2019 QUALIFIERS : PHILIPPINE AZKALS REVEALS LINE UP AND NEW BROADCAST PARTNER

The Philippine Football Federation announced the call up of 23 players that will suit up for the Philippine Azkals for their 3rd game in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers versus Yemen on September 5, 2017 in Pana-ad Stadium in Bacolod City.

The Philippines is currently on top of Group F and would like to continue their streak after winning their first 2 assignments - against Tajikistan (4-3) and Nepal (4-1).

The team will be missing some of its veterans due to several injuries and cards penalties but will be calling up some of its promising young players in the Under 23 squad that recently competed in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They will also have a new Fil-foreigner player - Harry Foll, a 19 year old midfielder from Germany playing with FC Hansa Rostock.

Here is the official post in the PFF's website :

The Philippine Men’s National Team will face Yemen in the third match of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers on 5 September 2017 at the Pana-ad Park and Football Stadium in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Kick off is at 7:30 PM.

The following 23 players have been called up for the match with two new players in Tyler Matas and Harry Föll, and two players from the Philippines Under-22 team in Dylan De Bruycker and Joshua Grommen.

Defender Daisuke Sato is suspended for the match due to card accumulation while Javier Patiño and Amani Aguinaldo are out with injuries.

List of players:

Misagh BAHADORAN – Global Cebu FC
Dylan DE BRUYCKER – Davao Aguilas FC
Carlos DE MURGA – Ceres Negros FC
Patrick DEYTO – Global Cebu FC
Neil ETHERIDGE – Cardiff City FC
Harry FÖLL – FC Hansa Rostock
Joshua GROMMEN – Ceres Negros FC
Kevin INGRESO – Ceres Negros FC
Tyler MATAS – FC Meralco Manila
Hikaru MINEGISHI – Global Cebu FC
Jim Junior MUÑOZ – Ceres Negros FC
Paul MULDERS – Global Cebu FC
Nicholas O’DONNELL – Davao Aguilas FC
Manuel OTT – Ceres Negros FC
Mike Rigoberto OTT – Angthong United
Stephan PALLA – Wolfsberger AC
Iain RAMSAY – Ceres Negros FC
Patrick REICHELT – Ceres Negros FC
Simone ROTA – Davao Aguilas FC
Dennis VILLANUEVA – Global Cebu FC
Luke WOODLAND – Ceres Negros FC
James YOUNGHUSBAND – Davao Aguilas FC
Phil YOUNGHUSBAND – Davao Aguilas FC

Head coach Thomas Dooley will be assisted by coaches Kurt Kowarz and Emelio Caligdong. The team will be in Bacolod City beginning 28 August 2017.

It was also announced that PFF will have a new broadcast partner for their AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers game, It was revealed that Aksyon TV / Sports 5 will now handle broadcast of the games. It is already posted in Sports 5 Twitter page :

Watch the Philippine Azkals compete for glory, as they take on Yemen to kick start their campaign to qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup! pic.twitter.com/VpwqTykAmn

— Sports5 (@Sports5PH) September 1, 2017

Finally, the games can be watched live locally on free TV. Thank you Sports 5!

Good luck Azkals!