The Philippine Under-19 National Team left for Oman Sunday night ahead of the AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers to be played at the Al-Saada Sports Complex in Salalah, Oman.
The Philippines are in Group G and will face hosts Oman, Thailand and Afghanistan. The top team from each group, together with five best second placed teams will advance to the final round to be held in Uzbekistan next year.
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The head coach is Christopher Pedimonte. He is assisted by Tommy Escoltero and goalkeeping coach Anthony Albao.
PFF Technical Director Stewart Hall is also part of the team delegation along with Philippine Men’s National Team Stephan Schrock.
The team conducted its training camp at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite in the build up to the qualifiers. There are 23 players in the lineup including 12 holdovers from the team that competed in the AFF U19 Championship held in Indonesia last July 2022 including midfielder Sandro Reyes, defender Jaime Rosquillo, and forward Andres Aldeguer.
Players
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