The Philippine Football Federation plans to extend the current contract of German coach Michael Weiss, who was expected to return to Manila from a Christmas vacation yesterday.
PFF president Mariano “Nonong” Araneta told the Manila Standard that general secretary, Atty. Edwin Gastanes would meet with Azkals team manager Dan Palami and Weiss on the extension of the coach’s contract.
Araneta said they would discuss the duration of the extension and a few other salient points.
“Based on the findings of the technical committee, there are some weaknesses that need to be addressed,” said Araneta, who however added that overall, the performance of Weiss and the Philippine national team has been good.
Araneta also disclosed that the Asean Football Federation had donated $100,000 to the PFF for the victims of Typhoon Pablo, with contributions coming from member nations.
The donation was agreed upon at the meeting of the Asean Football Federation in Bangkok last Dec. 22.
At the same time, Araneta said AFF president Sultan Ahmad Shah, who heads the Malaysian Football Association, would arrive in Manila on Feb. 1.
The Manila Standard also learned there are plans to bolster the fund campaign for the typhoon victims by organizing a friendly match between the Azkals and an Australian team sometime next month.
In the meantime, the Azkals will resume training on Sunday for the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers to be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in March.
The tournament will give the Philippines an opportunity to qualify for the 2014 final, with the champions in the qualifiers earning a spot in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup to be held in Australia.
Weiss said the goal in the tournament, which is for emerging nations in Asia such as the Philippines, “is to get first place in the qualifiers on home soil in order to succeed in 2014 and win the tournament.”
Misguided Title. Nathanielz jumping the gun again. No final decision made yet.
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