Myanmar team prepares for U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers

The Myanmar U-16 national team is preparing for the 2023 Asian Cup U-17 qualifiers to be played in October, according to the Myanmar Football Federation. The Myanmar squad continues to take training after the 2022 ASEAN U-16 Championship held in Indonesia from 31 July to 12 August.
Team Myanmar will compete in the 2022 Myanmar National League II tournament, under the name of the Young Boys team, so they will continue training after the ASEAN tournament.The team is handled by U Aung Zaw Myo as the head coach, and the players who competed in the ASEAN U-16 tournament are taking special training.
The youth team began training in May and won fourth place in the 2022 ASEAN U-16 Championship as their first international competition.
The team will compete in the 2023 Asian Cup U-17 qualifiers, which will be held from 1 to 9 October as the second international tournament. In the qualifiers, Myanmar is composed of Group D with Saudi Arabia, Maldives, and Kuwait. The Myanmar U-16 team will compete under the name of the Young Boys team in MNL II tourney on 20 August against the university team. — Ko Nyi Lay/GNLM