MANILA, Philippines-The Azkals now have a chance to medal in the SEA Games.
Top sports officials echoed this sentiment in the Philippines on Thursday, after the football team's 2-0 victory over Mongolia in the first leg of their Asian Football Association Challenge Cup qualifying on Wednesday night in Bacolod City.
Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose "Timothy," Cojuangco said that if the team continued to play at a high level, the country would be a good chance of winning medals at the SEA Games in Indonesia is 11 to 25 of 11
"They need to play together more, spend more time together as men and you see a better team," he said during the forum Cojuangco sports on the radio Thursday.
"The victory of love awakened from sleep Azkals for football in the country, something we've been waiting so long," said the president of the Philippine Sports Commission Richie Garcia.
"The PSC will support the football program for the development of the country. We are trying to get more places that can host events like last night [Wednesday]," said Garcia.
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