Azkals to face European side Azerbaijan in March friendly
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has yet to finalize the hiring of the country’s national men’s football team new coach but has accepted the invitation of the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) for the two sides to play an international friendly match. The Azkals will be facing Azerbaijan’s national team on March 5, Saturday, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The friendly is part of the Azkals’ preparation for this year’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup in the Maldives. The Philippine Azkals are currently at 127th in the International Federation of Association Football (Fifa) world rankings while Azerbaijan is at 94th place. The PFF has named former US team captain Tom Dooley as the Azkals’ new coach but the US National Soccer Hall of Famer has yet to sign the contract and oversee the training of the Philippine men’s squad. The PFF and AFFA are now working to finalize the details of the match including the venue and ti...