WITH team skipper Aly Borromeo barred to play in the Philippine Azkals� first game against the Kuwaitis, co-captain Emilio �Chieffy� Caligdong has been tasked to assume the leadership role for the national football team.
National coach Hans Michael Weiss said Caligdong will take over Borromeo�s place after the Azkals� skipper and Fil-German Stephan Schrock were meted a one-game suspension each after incurring two yellow cards in the nationals� two-game series against Sri Lanka�s Brave Reds.
�I wish I could bring more local guys. But, when you go to a higher level (of competition), it is Chieffy who can rise to the occasion,� said Weiss
The Azkals clash with the Kuwaitis on July 23 at the Mohammad Al Hamad Stadium in Kuwait City, before going back to Manila to host the second match.
Manila Standard Today
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