The Philippine Azkals Under 23 team will go up against the best teams in the Southeast Asian region for the upcoming 2011 Southeast Asian Games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang Indonesia. Live telecasts of the event will be shown at AKTV 13.
Football is the most popular games in Southeast Asia which was given importance by most countries, they don’t care if they lost to other events but not in football. The Philippine Azkals Under 23 team will play the initial game which will be held on Thursday way ahead of scheduled SEA Games opening ceremony.
The Philippine Under 23 delegation will be headed by veteran Azkals Jason de Jong who had played earlier in an Indonesian team and one of the Azkals mainstays. With the latest developments it has been confirmed also that European midfielder Manny Ott will be joining the team and will fly directly from Germany to Indonesia.
The Philippine Under 23 national football team have been training with the senior members of the Philippine Azkals during the Long Teng Cup and the international friendly match against the visiting Nepalese whom they defeated with 4-nil.
Meanwhile here is the complete schedule of the Under 23 Philippine Azkals game against the best in Southeast Asia. Live telecasts and replays will be shown on AKTV 13. Studio 23 will also air the events.
Schedule of Games for the Philippine Azkals Under 23 National Football Team.