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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Thais ready to take on Nepal team

Thailand coach Mano Polking (centre) and captain Theerathon Bunmathan attend a press conference on Wednesday.

Southeast Asian champions Thailand are ready to play against Nepal in a warm-up game in Chon Buri on Thursday.

The match at Chonburi Stadium kicks off at 7pm. The War Elephants next meet Suriname at BG Stadium in Pathum Thani on Sunday.

Thailand coach Mano Polking said yesterday it should be an exciting match as the War Elephants had not played on home soil for a long time.

The two warm-up games are part of Thailand’s preparations for the 2023 Asian Cup qualifying tournament in June when they will meet hosts Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Polking said he chose Nepal because they had recently defeated Sri Lanka and the Maldives as the trio are from the same region and have similar playing…

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