Younghusbands back in Azkals lineup for Middle East tour

Karl Decena, InterAKTV

Philippine football stars Phil and James Younghusband are back in the national lineup for its Middle East training tour this October.



Azkals manager Dan Palami confirmed the news to InterAKTV.


“They are included in the list of players whom the Azkals have given a call-up for our Bahrain and Kuwait preparation leg,” Palami said.


Last September, the brothers were left off the national roster for the Philippine Football Peace Cup after the Philippine Football Federation revealed that it cannot meet “certain economic and non-economic demands” from them.

The brothers have already denied the issue, saying that they will always be available to the national team for free.


Despite the absence of the Younghusband brothers, the Azkals swept all of their three matches to win the Peace Cup last September 29 behind the team’s new faces led by tournament’s Most Valuable Player Denis Wolf.


The Azkals will face Bahrain on October 12 in its capital Manama and Kuwait on October 16 at Kuwait City.


The matches are part of the their preparations for the 2012 ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup this November, where they look to surpass their historic semifinal finish in the same tournament two years ago.

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