The Philippine Men’s National Team will return to action this June 2023 with two FIFA International ‘A’ Friendly Matches scheduled against Nepal on 15 June 2023 and Chinese Taipei on 19 June 2023 at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in Manila.
The two friendly matches will be held during the June 2023 FIFA International Match Window and will serve as the team’s preparation for the upcoming FIFA World Cup/AFC Asian Cup joint preliminary qualifiers scheduled in the fourth quarter of 2023.
“We are pleased that both Nepal and Chinese Taipei agreed to play a friendly match with the Men’s National Team this coming June 2023,” said PFF president Mariano Araneta. “We hope this friendly matches can help the Men’s National Team in their preparations for the FIFA World Cup/AFC Asian Cup qualifiers later this year.”
The Azkals had two friendly matches in the Middle East early this year, yielding to both Kuwait, 0-2, last 23 March in Kuwait City, Kuwait and to Jordan, 0-4, last 28 March in Doha, Qatar.
The last time the Azkals faced ranked 174th Nepal was during the AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers in 2017, while ranked 156th Chinese Taipei last faced the Philippines in the CTFA International Tournament held in 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Pertinent match details such as squad lineups, match tickets, and broadcast/live-stream access will be announced within the coming days.
“We encourage all football stakeholders and more importantly the fans, to watch and support the Philippine Men’s National Team in their home matches this coming June,” added PFF general secretary Atty. Edwin Gastanes.