Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Philippines will no longer see action in the Nehru Cup in India, but the Azkals will not have a shortage of high-level matches in September as they step up their preparations for the AFF Suzuki Cup in Thailand.
The Azkals will play three matches in a six-day, three-country swing with friendly games against Cambodia on Sept. 5 in Phnom Penh, Singapore, two days later and Laos in Vientiane on Sept. 10, according to Philippine Football Federation president Mariano �Nonong� Araneta.
�The Nehru Cup would have been a great test for the team because of the strong teams there, but we will try to make up for it with better training and playing more friendly matches,� said Azkals manager Dan Palami.
The Southeast Asian swing falls on a Fifa international date, which means that the Azkals could use their Europe-based players.
September is actually a busy stretch for the Azkals with a four-nation tournament set in the last week of the month in Bacolod City.
�We can only get better with more matches,� said Palami.
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