The Philippine Men’s Under-23 national team are set to compete in the upcoming AFF U23 Championship 2022 which will be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from 14-26 February 2022.
The Philippines is grouped with hosts Cambodia, Timor-Leste, and Brunei Darussalam in Group A with matches to be played at the Morodok Techo National Stadium and Prince Stadium. The top team from each group, along with the best second placed team will advance to the knockout stages.
The tournament also serves the team’s preparation for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this coming May 2022.
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Twenty-six (26) players (born after January 1999) were called up for the competition. Midfielders Oskari Kekkonen, Oliver Bias, Dennis Chung, Sandro Reyes, and goalkeeper Quincy Kammeraad are among the holdovers from the PHI Under-23 and PHI Men’s National teams that competed in the AFC U23 Championship 2022 qualifiers last October 2021 and the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 last December 2021.
The head coach is Stewart Hall. Assisting him are former national team player and coach Norman Fegidero, John Paul Merida, Ernest Nierras, and goalkeeping coach Noel Marcaida.
The team held a closed-circuit training camp from 24 January to 03 February 2022 at the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite and Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna before continuing their preparations in Phnom Penh ahead of the competition.
Players:
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