00:00The Philippine Football Federation introduced the Philippine Women's National Futsal Team
00:05to a send-off on Tuesday in Makati City in the AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers
00:14which will be held from January 11 to January 19 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
00:20That's what my teammate, Daryl Oclares, reported.
00:24Before their match in the AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers
00:31from January 11 to 19 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan,
00:35the Philippine Football Federation gave a send-off on Tuesday for our Philippine Women's National Futsal Team.
00:44Here, the PFF announced that our futsal squad will be under
00:48their newest Spanish head coach, Rafa Merino Rodriguez.
00:53Rodriguez holds the credentials of UEFA Pro License Level 3 and FA Level 1 when it comes to football.
01:00I am very grateful for the trust that has been given to me. Thank you very much.
01:0714 players will be included in the national team
01:11including Philippine veteran voters, Katrina Gilu and Isabela Flanigan.
01:17Being given this opportunity from PFF and the coaching staff, I truly honored it.
01:22And I'm lucky enough to play with these girls that sit in front of me right now.
01:26And I can't wait to go to the tournament.
01:29Any chance to represent the Philippines also, I want to try my best
01:33and to be able to do something I love and have the opportunity is just amazing.
01:38Although the tournament is non-bearing for the Philippines
01:41because we are already in the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup as a host country,
01:47PFF President John Gutierrez is still a challenger in our team.
01:52We expect to win that group.
01:55We expect to win that group.
01:57We expect to qualify for the AFC Championship in Thailand.
02:03The country is included in the group C of the tournament where they will face Kuwait on January 11,
02:09Uzbekistan on January 13, Turkmenistan on January 15, and Australia on January 19.
