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PFF needs to raise millions of pesos more to keep Azkals going
By Cedelf P. Tupas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:08:00 02/16/2011
MANILA, Philippines—Keeping the Azkals on their feet won’t come cheap.
To fund the rest of its campaign for 2011, the Philippine national football team will need P31 million, which will also cover expenses for the Under-23 squad’s participation in the Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.
Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president Mariano “Nonong” Araneta said the amount would also take care of two training camps overseas, as well as the campaigns in the AFC Challenge Cup and the World Cup qualifying.
Araneta admitted that the PFF alone did not have the resources to fund the team, and said they have been banking on sponsors and international federations to help augment the expenses.
“If we can get more sponsors and other federations can help us with training camps, we can bring the costs down,” Araneta told the Inquirer.
The PFF is finalizing a deal with the German Football Association for an assistance package that will help cover the expenses of having coach Hans Michael Weiss in the national team as well as the Japan Football Association and the football federations of Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.
The Azkals received $150,000 (P6.4 million) as part of their share in the gate receipts during their AFF Suzuki Cup semifinal matches against Indonesia late last year.
Aside from the Suzuki Cup share, the Azkals will also be given 60 percent of the sponsorship given to the national team.
From the P8 million sponsorship from Smart Communications, the Azkals will get P2.4 million, which is equivalent to 60 percent of the P4 million for the national team. The other P4 million from Smart will be allotted for the staging of the National Club Championship.
The Azkals have played only one game so far this year, beating Mongolia, 2-0, in the first leg of their AFC Challenge Cup qualifying match in Bacolod City.
They will need P4 million for the second leg in Ulan Bator, with the AFC mandated to give just $20,000 (P860,000) for the trip.
Araneta said he has already sent a request to the Japan Football Association to allow the Azkals to use the JFA facility in Fokushima from March 6 to 12 to help them acclimatize to the sub-zero conditions in Mongolia.
Araneta said the Mongolia Football Federation has not responded to the PFF's request for the use of a pitch in Ulan Bator as early as a week before the showdown.
If the Azkals overcome Mongolia, they will move on to the group stage qualifying in Chittagong, where they will play host Bangladesh, Myanmar and Palestine.
Link: sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20110216-320645/PFF-needs-to-raise-millions-of-pesos-more-to-keep-Azkals-going
By Cedelf P. Tupas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:08:00 02/16/2011
MANILA, Philippines—Keeping the Azkals on their feet won’t come cheap.
To fund the rest of its campaign for 2011, the Philippine national football team will need P31 million, which will also cover expenses for the Under-23 squad’s participation in the Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.
Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president Mariano “Nonong” Araneta said the amount would also take care of two training camps overseas, as well as the campaigns in the AFC Challenge Cup and the World Cup qualifying.
Araneta admitted that the PFF alone did not have the resources to fund the team, and said they have been banking on sponsors and international federations to help augment the expenses.
“If we can get more sponsors and other federations can help us with training camps, we can bring the costs down,” Araneta told the Inquirer.
The PFF is finalizing a deal with the German Football Association for an assistance package that will help cover the expenses of having coach Hans Michael Weiss in the national team as well as the Japan Football Association and the football federations of Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.
The Azkals received $150,000 (P6.4 million) as part of their share in the gate receipts during their AFF Suzuki Cup semifinal matches against Indonesia late last year.
Aside from the Suzuki Cup share, the Azkals will also be given 60 percent of the sponsorship given to the national team.
From the P8 million sponsorship from Smart Communications, the Azkals will get P2.4 million, which is equivalent to 60 percent of the P4 million for the national team. The other P4 million from Smart will be allotted for the staging of the National Club Championship.
The Azkals have played only one game so far this year, beating Mongolia, 2-0, in the first leg of their AFC Challenge Cup qualifying match in Bacolod City.
They will need P4 million for the second leg in Ulan Bator, with the AFC mandated to give just $20,000 (P860,000) for the trip.
Araneta said he has already sent a request to the Japan Football Association to allow the Azkals to use the JFA facility in Fokushima from March 6 to 12 to help them acclimatize to the sub-zero conditions in Mongolia.
Araneta said the Mongolia Football Federation has not responded to the PFF's request for the use of a pitch in Ulan Bator as early as a week before the showdown.
If the Azkals overcome Mongolia, they will move on to the group stage qualifying in Chittagong, where they will play host Bangladesh, Myanmar and Palestine.
Link: sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20110216-320645/PFF-needs-to-raise-millions-of-pesos-more-to-keep-Azkals-going