My buddy Pedro is the president of the Rovers apparently, he's been posting pics of the Kyrgyzstan trip...we met as rugby teammates, even toured together. I never knew he played soccer haha.
Guam's national soccer team hires former MLS player as interim coach http://www.guampdn.com/story/sports...res-former-mls-player-interim-coach/89620578/ Interesting appointment. US national team players like DeAndre Yedlin and Jordan Morris were played and developed by him. http://www.uslpdl.com/news_article/show/653469?referrer_id=2242498
For the first time in their history, a Guamanian team will participate in AFC Cup. FC Rovers, the current Guamanian League champions will enter the group stages of 2017 AFC Cup and will face April 25 Sports Club of North Korea, Taiwan Power Company from Taiwan (obvs), and a play-off winner.
The AFC confirmed Nepal's participation today after Guam withdrew from the competition. Nepal's success in the recently held AFC Solidarity Cup in Malaysia helped them grab the opportunity. http://the-anfa.com/newspage-728-n Why did Guam withdrew ?
Probably funding...like anything other sport the island tries to field. Aside from not qualifying for it, this is why Guam's Olympic participants are usually solo sports.
Matao drop out of Asia Cup qualifiers The Matao has pulled out of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 qualifiers tournament. The Guam Football Association decided to pull out of the next round of the tournament’s qualification stage, set to begin in 2017 and run through to 2018, due to “the foreseeable strain on the organization’s financial capabilities,” a news release stated. “It is with a heavy heart that after deliberation among executives and board members that we have to pull out of the continent’s prestigious tournament at this stage,” said Richard K. Lai, GFA president. Lai said competing in the preliminary qualification round cost more than $1.5 million, and said it would cost $1.2 million to compete in the next set of matches. http://www.guampdn.com/story/sports/2016/12/29/matao-pulls-out-asia-cup-qualifiers/95948640/
That is unfortunate as I think they were finally getting some good mainland players and locals. This will stall any growth
One of the issues with minnow Asian teams is finances.... Its hard to give them exposure when there is a high chance they will pull out. Unfortunate for Guam, they actually performed very well in the qualifiers!
Looks like the Guam FA has some explaining to do. After some sustainable success under Gary White, it appears they may be going backwards now that he has departed. Odd that the FA never addressed the players directly.
Disappointing they withdrew especially with some great results. Better planning and sponsorship should be key for AFC to discuss and teach the lower tier nations if they want the whole federation to develop.
Friendly : Rovers (Guam) 0-8 Kyoto Sangyo University https://mycujoo.tv/ch/376?id=6377 Rover playing in Philippines on June 10 vs Stallion Laguna
Philippines Football League side Stallion Laguna FC defeated Guam side Rovers FC, 4-0, in an AFC-sanctioned international club friendly held last 10 June 2017 at the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna.
Guam Football Association officially announced the appointment of Australia’s Karl Dodd to the head coach position of the Matao, the Guam men’s national team, beginning Jan. 18. https://www.postguam.com/sports/loc...cle_c18bc666-ea98-11e7-999b-33a1c68d0b0a.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/...latest&contentPlacement=3&pgtype=sectionfront In Guam, Soccer Powerbroker Is Accused of Wielding Influence Despite Ban FEB. 12, 2018
https://guamfa.com/dodd-releases-preliminary-32-man-roster-for-asian-qualifiers/ Dodd releases preliminary 32-man roster for Asian Qualifiers [March 22, 2021 – Harmon, Guam] Guam National Team Head Coach Karl Dodd released his preliminary 32-man roster ahead of the team’s final three Round 2 matches of Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and AFC Asian Cup China 2023™ set to be played in a centralized format in China, PR.
Full Game of Guam's game against the Philippines in the WC qualifiers as streamed from Guam's FA https://elevensports.com/en/view/event/ckpgelyuj608u0gcgrtc53gw6?src=CPT_EC#mycujoo FT Philippines 3-0 Guam