Wave goodbye

The future of Cambodian football - the U-14 squad head for Malaysia. Click to enlarge.

Pictured above earlier this morning are the Cambodia U-14 squad heading for the AFC U-14 Festival of Football in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of the state of Sabah in Malaysia, where the tournament begins on Wednesday. The matches will involve twelve ASEAN nations including a team from Western Australia, and will take place at the Likas Sports Complex, the best facilities in eastern Malaysia and in a stadium that holds 35,000 people. Over 250 players from the countries taking part will start their 11-a-side 30-minute matches on Wednesday and end with 60-minute games on the final day, Monday of next week. On the sidelines of the Festival, there are also coaching, refereeing, physio and S2S (Secrets to Success) workshops for officials from all countries involved. More on the U-14's adventures as we hear it.

The Cambodia U-14 squad pictured a few days ago. Click to enlarge.