The Federation, as per its objectives in Vision 2047, has begun the process of maximising the International windows in order to give more international exposure to our players. the-aiff.com is currently present in Imphal to follow the progress of the Senior Men's National Team in the Hero Tri-Nation International Football Tournament.

AIFF Media Team

IMPHAL: Myanmar will square off against the Kyrgyz Republic in their second match of the Hero Tri-Nation International Football Tournament at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal on Saturday, March 25, 2023.

The Hero Tri-Nation International Football Tournament sees international football being featured in Imphal, Manipur for the first time, as India play host to Myanmar and Kyrgyz Republic.

The two outstation teams have already been in Imphal over the past week, where they have been training in preparation for the tournament. Myanmar had faced India in the opening match, which the hosts won 1-0.

Myanmar head coach Michael Feichtenbeiner looked to ease the pressure off from his players’ shoulders, as he chose to focus on performance, rather than results.

“Our target is to improve our performance first, and then to improve as a team. Only then can we reach something in terms of results. Of course, we want to get better results, that’s the main target overall,” said Feichtenbeiner.

Feichtenbeiner showed a lot of respect for the opposition team when asked about the Kyrgyz Republic.

“They have a strong line-up that will come to their advantage tomorrow. The last few matches were not as successful for us, but we want to change that and try our best,” he said.

Kyrgyz Republic, who arrived in India on March 16, and have been training in Kolkata and Imphal ever since, have quietly analysed the matches of their two opponents and are plotting their own moves.

Head coach Alexander Krestinin said, “We watched the last game (between India and Myanmar), and have seen their previous matches too. We’ve been collecting useful information from every match that we’ve seen, and have planned accordingly.”

When asked whether he would field different players for the match against Myanmar, Krestinin said, “We will not do any experiments like India did against Myanmar. We will come with our best team and try to win the game.”

The Hero Tri-Nation International Football Tournament match between Myanmar and Kyrgyz Republic will kick off at 6 pm IST, and will be broadcast and streamed live on Star Sports 3 and Disney+ Hotstar.