AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Six Ceres players called up for international duty

Ceres-Negros FC defeated Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim FC, 2-1, last night in the return leg of their 2017 AFC Cup Zonal semifinal series at the Panaad Park and Stadium. The result left the clubs with an aggregate 4-4 draw, but with two away goals scored by the Negrense club in the first leg, they advance to the AFC Cup Zonal finals. (Mymy Alagaban photo)

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.

Six Ceres-Negros FC players were called up by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) for the Philippine national football team’s upcoming AFC Asian Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan, set to take place on June 13 at the Pamir Stadium in Dushanbe.
Defenders Jeffrey Christiaens and Luke Woodland; alongside midfielders Kevin Ingreso, Junior Muñoz, Manuel Ott, and Iain Ramsay, were called up to join the squad.
Prior to the match, the national team, the Azkals, will meet the Chinese national team in a friendly on June 7 in Guangzhou.
The Philippines and Yemen currently sit atop Group F with one win. The Azkals beat Nepal, 4-1, towards the end of March of this year./WDJ

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