National football team ‘hungry for success’ as they fly to Singapore for AFF Championship
Thailand’s national football team was set to take off to Singapore from Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday to compete in the 2020 AFF Championship from December 5 to January 1.
Head coach Alexandré “Mano” Pölking is also travelling with coaching staff and top players like Teerasil Dangda, Supachok Sarachat, Supachai Chaided and Sarach Yooyen.
Foreign league players, including Theerathon Bunmathan, Chanathip Songkrasin, Jonathan Khemdee and Thanawat Suengchitthawon are set to travel later.
Manager Nualphan Lamsam appointed Chanathip as the team’s captain.
Mano said before his departure that all of the team consist of quality players who were excited and hungry for success.
He said the team was happy with the previous training sessions and believed they were ready to take on the competition.
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Mano said it was clear that their goal was to become champions because they worked hard and had sacrificed a great deal. He had also talked to every player to seriously help bring the trophy back to Thailand.
After arriving in Singapore, the team will undergo quarantine for a day to wait for their Covid-19 test results before a training session on Thursday.
The team will compete in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 against:
- Timor-Leste on December 5 at 4.30pm.
- Myanmar on December 11 at 7.30pm.
- Philippines on December 14 at 4.30pm.
- Singapore on December 18 at 7.30pm.
The matches will be broadcast live on Channel 7HD.
