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Post by dingodile5 on Sept 25, 2013 9:10:35 GMT 8
Since the Peace Cup is set to happen on October 11 to 15, let's now start this thread. Peace Cup: PFF eyeing 2 African teamsBy Cedelf P. Tupas Philippine Daily Inquirer 11:48 pm | Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 BENT on giving the national side formidable opposition, the Philippine Football Federation is eyeing two more African teams to complete the cast in the four-nation Philippine Peace Cup in Bacolod City from Oct. 11 to 15. PFF general secretary Ed Gastanes said they are close to finalizing the stint of Rwanda in the second edition of the tournament won by the Azkals last year. Gastanes said they have also invited Uganda to play in the tournament with Afghanistan and Burundi also being eyed as possible opponents. Only Chinese-Taipei has confirmed its participation and the PFF has set a Friday deadline to complete the cast for the tournament which is also meant to help the Azkals prepare for the AFC Challenge Cup next year. Azkals manager Dan Palami said getting strong opposition from Africa will augur well for the Challenge Cup preparations. “We’re looking at the African countries as quality opponents for our team,” said Palami. Gastanes said the PFF was forced to look at Azkals coach Michael Weiss initially broached the idea of having Rwanda as part of the roster of teams as he had served as technical director in the African country. Meanwhile, the Azkals suffered a huge blow following news that defender Carlie de Murga tore his ACL in a United Football League pre season match with his club, Global. Read more: sports.inquirer.net/120785/peace-cup-pff-eyeing-2-african-teams#ixzz2frWUAov7Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook Confirmed Country to participate: Chinese Taipei Out due to injury: Carli de Murga African Teams invited with FIFA ranking: Uganda 81 Burundi 124 Rwanda 131 Asian Team invited with FIFA ranking: Afghanistan 132 (SAFF Winner 2013)
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Post by leoisiah on Sept 25, 2013 9:56:13 GMT 8
Ha, I thought Kyrgyzstan already confirmed?
(BTW, two such threads for this competition exist.)
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Post by stellarboy on Sept 25, 2013 11:27:34 GMT 8
Merged the 2 threads. ( dingodile5, observe-observe naman 'pag may time. ) I'm not quite sure with the African teams coming, they will surely need a massive travel expense just to travel to Manila en route to Bacolod. I just hope the PFF have the necessary measures to reimburse somehow.
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Post by strikerbon on Sept 25, 2013 18:25:40 GMT 8
woah i love this. bring it on!
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Post by dingodile5 on Sept 25, 2013 19:10:18 GMT 8
Sorry, haven't back read it since I was in a hurry earlier
Anyway, Rwanda is Weiss' recommendation to be one of our possible opponent since he was a former manager of Rwanda's U-17 team. Kyrgyzstan was mentioned before by a fan but still it's just a rumor. Let's wait for other official announcement. Just happy that the Peace Cup is a GO like what stellarboy said, it will be difficult for African teams unless we have funds to accommodate them. If not, then Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan could be a substitute for African teams. After the Peace Cup, time to plan about their Middle East trip
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Post by jonny on Sept 25, 2013 19:31:31 GMT 8
Sorry, haven't back read it since I was in a hurry earlier
Anyway, Rwanda is Weiss' recommendation to be one of our possible opponent since he was a former manager of Rwanda's U-17 team. Kyrgyzstan was mentioned before by a fan but still it's just a rumor. Let's wait for other official announcement. Just happy that the Peace Cup is a GO like what stellarboy said, it will be difficult for African teams unless we have funds to accommodate them. If not, then Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan could be a substitute for African teams. After the Peace Cup, time to plan about their Middle East trip Kyrgyzstan is playing Tajikistan on Oct 15 and is not available. Afghanistan just played many matches in SAFF Championship in September , not sure how interested they are. Why invite african teams if PFF cant pay the expenses ? Just 16 days to go and only 1 team Taiwan is confirmed, that is too bad...
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Post by dingodile5 on Sept 25, 2013 23:40:27 GMT 8
If PFF invites African teams, there's a possibilty that PFF has money for their expenses. Let's see, maybe they also found sponsors for the Cup
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Post by johnmarki on Sept 26, 2013 10:07:40 GMT 8
sana i extend nila ung participants. Ang iksi lang pag 4 eh..
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Post by dingodile5 on Sept 26, 2013 16:56:49 GMT 8
Dated yesterday, PFF finalizing negotiations with Rwanda XI for four-nation Peace CupFrom: Karlo Sacamos September 25, 2013, 01:51 pm THE Philippine Football Federation (PFF) is tying the loose ends on negotiations that would make Rwanda among the opponents of the Azkals in the second edition of the Peace Cup. The three-day, four-nation international tournament will be staged October 11 to 15 in Bacolod City. “We are finalizing (the negotiations)… Rwanda is almost there,” PFF general secretary Edwin Gastanes said. If plans push through, the African squad listed 131st in the latest world rankings, will be the first team that will have a higher ranking than the Azkals in the competition. The Filipino booters, currently ranked 141st, captured the inaugural Peace Cup crown — their first international title in almost a century — by sweeping their three assignments. But the Azkals’ opponents last year — Guam, Macau, and Chinese Tapei — were all ranked lower than them. Chinese Taipei has already confirmed its participation this year, making the Filipinos’ Asian neighbor the only returning squad. The PFF is also eyeing another African country and stronger opponent in Uganda, ranked 81st in the Fifa table, to complete the list of participants. Follow the writer on Twitter: @karlosacamos www.spin.ph/sports/football/news/pff-finalizing-negotiations-with-rwanda-xi-for-peace-cup
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Post by dingodile5 on Sept 26, 2013 23:46:01 GMT 8
The Peace Cup news has already reached the Rwandan news. Amavubi invited to play in Philippines Peace CupBy Bonnie Mugabe September 26, 2013 THE Philippines Football Federation (PFF) has invited Rwanda to compete in the second edition of the 2013 Philippines Peace Cup. The three-day, four-nation international tournament will be staged October 11 to 15 in Bacolod City. The PFF general secretary Edwin Gastanes said this week, “We are finalizing negotiations with Rwanda and we hope everything will be settled to have Rwanda competing in the tournament.” Rwanda Football Federation chairman Celestin Ntagungira confirmed to Times Sport yesterday that they have received invitation to compete in the Azkals tournament. “We have received the invitation but we are yet to make any decision. We want to first meet the coaches and our sponsors (ministry of sports) to check whether we have the budget to compete in the tournament,” said Ntagungira. If plans go through, Rwanda, ranked 131st in the latest world rankings, will be the first team that will have a higher ranking than the Azkals in the competition. The Filipino Booters, currently ranked 141st, captured the inaugural Peace Cup crown-their first international title in almost a century. Gastanes said they have also invited Uganda to play in the tournament with Afghanistan and Burundi also being eyed as possible opponents. Contact email: bonnie.mugabe[at]newtimes.co.rw www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=15492&a=70744
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Post by dingodile5 on Sept 28, 2013 8:50:42 GMT 8
Uganda is out of the possible Peace Cup opponents. Uganda snubs Philippines Peace Cup inviteBy MTNFootball.com - Friday Sep 27, 13:10 +0200 Uganda has turned down an invitation to take part in a five-nation 2013 Philippines Peace Cup in October. The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Chief Executive Officer Edgar Watson confirmed to MTNFootball.com that they received the invitation from the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) for the event to take place from October 11-15. “We decided to communicate that we cannot take part because it was very bad timing for us since we have other engagements,” said Watson. Watson said the Philippines were ready to foot the Cranes logistical bills. “We have a very busy schedule and actually our team will be playing Iraq next week in Amman, Jordan,” explained Watson. He explained that although the tournament to be held at Bacolod City would have helped the Cranes prepare for the 2013 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup and the 2014 African Nations Championship, it was also an expensive trip in-terms of the return air tickets. With Uganda out of the tournament, another Cecafa member nation Rwanda is likely to take part in the event. The PFF general secretary Edwin Gastanes said they are finalizing negotiations with Rwanda and they are hopeful everything will be settled to have the latter compete in the tournament. The official also said Afghanistan and Burundi are the other possible opponents. The Filipino Booters, currently ranked 141st in the World, won the inaugural Peace Cup crown-their first international title in almost a century. www.mtnfootball.com/m/africa/uganda/fufa-super-league/news/2013/sep/uganda-snubs-philippines-peace-cup-invite.html
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Post by dingodile5 on Sept 28, 2013 18:57:37 GMT 8
by jonny on his site: So this means Rwanda is out of the possible opponent as they will face another invited team Uganda in a return leg of their bout. Rwanda to play Uganda Cranes on Oct. 15RWANDA Football Federation (Ferwafa) has confirmed that Amavubi Stars will play a friendly game against Uganda Cranes on October 15 at Namboole national stadium in Kampala. Ferwafa chairman Celestin Ntagungira told Saturday Sport yesterday that the match will be a return leg following the friendly between the two sides in Kigali in February. The match will give Amavubi coach Eric Nshimiyimana an opportunity to identify his squad for the Cecafa Challenge Cup due in Kenya from November 28 through December 12. New Times filipinofootball.blogspot.com/2013/09/rwanda-to-play-uganda-cranes-on-oct-15.html
So Burundi and Afghanistan is the remaining possible invited teams. Pakistan is also a possibility to be invited based on conversation between Mr. Bright and a person from Football Pakistan I hope there are 2 more that will accept our invite
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Post by dingodile5 on Sept 29, 2013 0:13:59 GMT 8
Two teams are now confirmed to PLAY Pakistan set to play in Philippines Peace Cup – ExclusiveShahrukh Sohail, Chief Editor, Islamabad The Pak Shaheens will be taking part in the 2nd annual Peace Cup that is set to take place in the Philippines from 11th to the 15th of October. In an superb move that will take Pakistan’s tally of International games to 14 this year, the Green Shirts will get a chance to pit their strengths against the hosts, Chinese Taipei and a 3rd team that is yet to be confirmed. With the game set to be on FIFA Match Days, established stars such as Zesh Rehman, Hassan Bashir, Adnan Ahmad, Yousuf Butt and Mohammad Ali will be leading the line-up alongside Mohammad Adil, Kaleemullah, Saddam Hussain, Mohammad Ahmad, Faisal Iqbal and Riaz Ahmad. However, there are rumours that Nabil Aslam could finally make his debut for Pakistan after missing out on the SAFF Championship due to a lack of documents and injuries. Amjad Iqbal and Shabir Khan may also play provided they can sort out their work issues on time and be free of the treatment table curse. And Pakistani fans might also get a glimpse of Luke Dean (Buxton FC) and Bilal Butt (Beaconsfield), who have not been capped yet but are on the radars of the coaches for the Peace Cup. One person who will miss out on the games is Atif Bashir, the Bulldozer of a midfielder, who is a fan-favourite, but sadly is still recovering from his injury. Nonetheless, the Peace Cup will provide three games for the Pakistani side, an unprecedented move that will take their tally of International action to 14 for this year. And that this something which PFF Marketing Director Sardar Naveed Haider claims will benefit the side immensely and provide more exposure. “It will help definitely boost their confidence. We have got a new coach and we will provide maximum exposure to our boys. It is a great opportunity for our boys to compete in an International Tournament,” said the official while exclusively talking to FootballPakistan.com. “Football is now the happening game in Pakistan more and more Corporates plus Media are coming forward to support PFF,” he concluded. With the majority of the team expected to be the same and KRL enjoying an amazing run in the AFC Presidents Cup, the need for a camp goes away and the team should train for a few days only before departing for Manila. www.footballpakistan.com/2013/09/pakistan-set-to-play-in-philippines-peace-cup-exclusive/
One slot left. Could it be Afghanistan?
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Post by xtianosix on Sept 29, 2013 22:16:11 GMT 8
any news?
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Post by jonny on Sept 30, 2013 21:40:56 GMT 8
Possible that it will only a three teams tournament with Philippines, Taiwan and Pakistan
Nothing official from PFF even if it is only 11 days to first match in Bacolod....
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