The Philippine Azkals will face the higher-ranked team Kuwait for the second game of their Middle East tour tomorrow, October 16, 2012. The Azkals is determined to strut their wares and give their best against the Kuwait Al-Azraq who ended the Philippines journey to the 2014 World Cup.
The Philippine National Football Team will try to get some inspiration from their previous wins during the Philippine Peace Cup and their awesome defense against the Bahrain National Football Team wherein they scored a scoreless draw.
The Middle East Training Camps was one of the final preparations for the Philippines Men’s Football Team as they prepare for the upcoming Suzuki Cup this November in Thailand. Right after their Middle East Tour they will also face the National Team of Singapore who will visit the Philippines for their home and away international friendly.
The Azkals have also announced the returned of goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, Angel Guirado and the Younghusband brothers Phil and James to the team as they battle the highly-favored Kuwaiti National Team.
The Kuwait Al-Azraq was able to continue to the third round of qualification round after they defeated the Philippines in the second round but in the third round they were defeated and eliminated by a much stronger Asian team, the South Korean National Football Team.
Two of the most popular names in Kuwait National Football Team were the no. 7 Fahad Al-Enezi dubbed as the Middle East’s Ronaldinho together with the no. 11 Fahad Al-Ansari.
The no. 20 player from Kuwait, Yousef Nasair, on the other hand was the first player to score against the Philippines during the 2014 AFC World Cup Qualifier between the Philippines and Kuwait.
