MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Azkals’ preparations for the AFC Challenge Cup got a boost with several Europe-based stars making t
Neil Etherdige and Rob Gier, along with other key Azkals, join training camp in Doha, Qatar.
hemselves available for their Middle East training.
Goalkeepers Neil Etheridge and Roland Muller, Jason de Jong, Denis Wolf and Ray Jonsson will see action in the tuneup matches slated from Feb. 11 to Feb. 16 in Dubai and Doha, Qatar.
Etheridge, who plays Fulham in the English Premiere League, will be available for the Feb. 16 duel with the Qantas Australia Under-23.
Muller will man the goal in the matches against Uzbekistan on Feb. 11 in Dubai and Qatari club Al-Ahli on Feb. 13 in Doha. Spearheading the staging of the Middle East Tour is Dubai-based events group Mediapro.
De Jong, currently attached with Dordecht FC, and Jonsson, who plays in Iceland, have confirmed their participation for all three matches, along with Wolf.