ARMED with two months of intensive training in the United States and a deep bench, the Malditas take the first step in their bid to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup when they face Nepal tomorrow in Group F of the AFC Women Asian Cup qualifying tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
After a 19-month layoff since seeing action in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, the Pinay booters tackle the Nepalese at 3 p.m. at the JAR Stadium.
The charges of coach Marlon Maro will battle Hong Kong on Sept. 24, hoping to sweep the competition and advance to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in January next year in India where five slots to the FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand two years from now will be at stake.
This explains why the Philippine Football Federation spared no expense in holding national team tryouts as well setting up its training camp in California to boost the women’s side’s bid in making a return trip to the Asian Cup after making their milestone debut in the 2018 edition in Amman, Jordan.
