The Philippines Girls Under-16 Football Team is excited to compete in the AFF Girls’ Under-16 Championship which begins on 1 May 2018 in Palembang, Indonesia.
The Philippines is in Group A and will face Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Vietnam in the group stage. The team arrived in Palembang in the morning of 30 April 2018.
Last year in Vientiane, Laos, the Philippines Girls Under-15 Team clinched a silver medal finish after yielding to Thailand in the final.
The team trained at the PFF National Training Centre in the San Lazaro Leisure Park, Carmona, Cavite and at De La Salle Santiago Zobel school in Alabang, Muntinlupa. The team also conducted friendly matches at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
The Philippines Girls Under-16 Team has arrived in Palembang, Indonesia ahead of the AFF Girls’ Under-16 Championship which begins on 3 May 2018.
The Philippines is in Group A with Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore. #LabanFilipinas pic.twitter.com/kOpPHR2Yfz
— The Philippine Football Federation (@philfootball) April 30, 2018
The head coach is former Philippines Women’s National Team captain Marielle Benitez. She is assisted by former Philippines national team players Isabella Fernando and Eleonora Dillera. Former Women’s National Team head coach Letecia “Buda” Bautista is the Technical Advisor and PFF Women’s Committee Chairperson Ms. Lalaine Sarmiento is the Head of Delegation.
“We wish the Philippines Girls Under-16 team the best of luck as they look to claim a podium finish in this year’s AFF Girls’ Under-16 Championship,” said PFF general secretary Atty. Edwin Gastanes. “In the Girls Under-15 tournament last year, the team had a silver-medal finish. This year we hope the team can improve on it.”
Players and Place of Birth:
- ALUDOS, Lorjane – Benguet
- BOCALAN, Eunique – Benguet
- BORRA, Jazindah Alanah – Quezon City
- DIVINO, Stella Marie – Quezon City
- GAYAPA, Leofrance – Zamboanga del Norte
- HOSKING, Isabella Maria – Thailand
- IGNACIO, Astrid Heiress – Quezon City
- LAZO, Maria Gloria – Quezon City
- LIM, Traci Paige – Quezon City
- MAPANAO, Isabelle – Muntinlupa City
- ONG, Isabelle Meagan – Makati City
- PANAGAN, Kylie Faith – Benguet
- SANTIAGO, Micha Pauline – Manila
- SY, Bianca Ellaine – Zamboanga del Norte
- TAN, Gretl Margrethe – Davao City
- TAYLOR, Abigail – China
- TEMPLAZA, Jean – Compostela Valley
- TUAÑO, Gabrielle Satine – Quezon City
- TULABING, Sarahgen – Zamboanga del Norte
- UMBAO, Jenny Lou – Negros Occidental
- VILLACIN, Mikaela Jacqueline – Cadiz City
- YATCO, Alyanna Marie – Quezon City
FIXTURES
3 May 2018 4:00 PM Local time (5:00 PM Philippine time)
Malaysia vs Philippines
Venue: Bumi Sriwijaya
5 May 2018 4:00 PM Local time (5:00 PM Philippine time)
Philippines vs Singapore
Venue: Bumi Sriwijaya
7 May 2018 4:00 PM Local time (5:00 PM Philippine time)
Vietnam vs Philippines
Venue: Jaka Baring 1
9 May 2018 4:00 PM Local time (5:00 PM Philippine time)
Philippines vs Myanmar
Venue: Jaka Baring 1
