National U17 team heads to Thailand for U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers

Maldives National U-17 Football Team has departed for Thailand, to compete in Group B of the 2027 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.

The Maldives team began their journey yesterday evening, en route to Buriram City, where they will compete against four other nations: Iraq, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, and hosts Thailand.

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Six other groups will be playing their respective games in separate host countries, from 8th November to 20th November. Maldives will kick off their campaign on Sunday evening (05:00 pm Maldives time), against Chinese Taipei.

They will take on Hong Kong on 11th November and Thailand on 14th November, before finishing off with the game against Iraq on 17th November.

The U-17, under the supervision of head coach Ibrahim Saeed (Kaka), played two friendly home games against Palestine at Galolhu National Stadium this past week.