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Sacked Nishino apologises for WC qualifying debacle

Ex-Thailand coach Akira Nishino. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

Japanese coach Akira Nishino has apologised to the Thai people for his failure to help the country’s national teams reach their targets.

The former Thailand head coach, who was sacked by the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) last month, has written an apology letter to the Thai football fans, text of which was revealed on Sunday.

In his last venture with the War Elephants, Nishino saw his team knocked out of contention for a place in the 12-team third and final round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in June in Dubai.

The Thai national team finished in fourth place in Group G of the second qualifying stage for the region, claiming only nine points from eight matches.

It was this failure which forced the FAT to…

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