Myanmar women’s football team departs for 2026 Asian Games in Japan
MYANMAR’S national women’s football team
left for Japan on yesterday evening to compete in the women’s football tournament
at the XX Asian Games 2026.
Head coach Colin Bell announced his
final 23-player squad on 9 September. Yangon United winger Yoon Wady Hlaing,
Thitsar Arman midfielder Khin Mo Mo Tun and Ayeyawady FC defender Nan Phyu
Phway missed out through injury. Ayeyawady FC forward San Thaw Thaw also
returned to the national team after the AFC Women’s Champions League
qualifiers but was later released for medical treatment as her long-standing
injury had not fully healed.
Myanmar are in Group B with South Korea,
North Korea and Bangladesh, with all their group matches scheduled at Nagai
Stadium in Osaka.
Myanmar will face South Korea at 5 pm Myanmar
Standard Time on 14 September, North Korea at 5 pm on 17 September and
Bangladesh at 1:30 pm on 21 September.
The women’s football tournament features
12 teams divided into three groups. The top two teams from each group and the
two best third-placed teams will advance to the quarter-finals, making eight
teams in total. — Htun Htun/KZL
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