Former Matildas brag Alen Stajcic is backmost successful the satellite of planetary football, taking a occupation arsenic the caput of the Philippines nationalist team.
PFF officials led by president Mariano Araneta, Jr., wide caput Atty. Edwin Gastanes, and PFF Women's Committee Co-Chairperson and PWNT Manager Jefferson Cheng expressed assurance that Stajcic's beingness volition amended the squad.
"We are thrilled that Alen Stajcic has accepted the presumption to beryllium the caput manager of the Philippine Women's National Team caput coach," said Phillipines Football Federation president Mariano Araneta Jr.
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"His assignment shows the committedness and determination of the PFF to springiness our women's nationalist squad the champion imaginable accidental to suffice for the FIFA Women's World Cup."
The 47-year-old was astatine the helm of the Australian nationalist squad for six years before helium was ousted successful arguable circumstances by the FA.
He past took implicit A-League Men nine Central Coast Mariners, but near erstwhile his declaration expired astatine the extremity of the 2020-21 season.
"Coach Alen Stajcic has the capabilities to elevate the Philippine Women's squad connected the Asian signifier and beyond," said PFF wide caput Edwin Gastanes.
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"We look guardant to what helium tin bring to the squad which has qualified to the last contention of the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022."
The Philippines qualified for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, aft participating successful the 2018 variation pursuing a 15-year absence.
Currently, they're ranked 68th successful the world.
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