Azkals Controversy Might Affect their Bid in AFC Challenge Cup
Azkals or the Philippine National Football Team is facing controversy in the midst of their bid to qualify for the for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
Following the sexual harassment accusations by Cristy Ramos to two members of the Azkals, former First Lady Amelita "Ming" Ramos (Cristy's mom) asked the the team to change their name in order to bring back their dignity as the country's official football team.
Even former President Fidel Ramos aired his support to her daughter and advised the Azkals to learn to respect sports officials and should start winning games.
Azkals' Lexton Moy and Angel Guirado became popular on Tuesday after they were both accused by Cristy Ramos of sexual harassment.
According to the former President's daughter, while she was inspecting their acceditation cards and kits, Lexton Moy stood near her and loudly said "must be a B cup" (referring to the size of her bra) to which the other players laughed loudly. She was the only female in the room.
Furthermore, Angel Guirado went near her purposely just wearing his briefs.
While all this was happening, none of the Philippine team officials present nor the team captain, James Joseph Younghusband (No. 7), made any attempts to discipline the players and tell them to behave properly. In fact, they were also laughing and seemed to be enjoying the revelry at my expense. Philippine team manager Dan Stephen Palami and Philippine head coach Hans Michael Weiss were both not present in the changing room at the time of the team check," she said.
Meanwhile, the Azkals are currently in Kathmandu, Nepal, preparing for their match against North Korea this Friday as part of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.
With the controversy back home, the team's spirit is down prompting team captain James Younghusband to air his sentiment on Twitter:
“Preparations for the AFC Challenge Cup are going well. Shame that there are people back home trying to bring football down.”
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