Phnom Penh Crown has set its sights on beating Brunei’s Kasuka FC in tonight’s AFC Challenge League qualifying match at Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium. Victory will secure them a a spot in the group stage of Asia’s third-tier club competition. Although the qualifiers consist of only one leg, played on Brunei’s home turf at 7.30pm, Crown head coach Oleg Starynskyi has made it clear that the team is looking for a win. “This is our first time playing in the AFC Challenge League, but we’ve played in the AFC Cup before, so I think there are some similarities. We’ve gained experience…
Author: Chhorn Norn
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng sought to establish their dominance as the Cambodian Premier League kicked off over the weekend, with a handy 3-0 win over Nagaworld. Boeung Ket and Angkor Tiger, also part of last season’s Top 6, each collected three points for a win, while third-ranked Visakha suffered, both in terms of the result and disciplinary penalties. Despite Sunday night’s 3-0 scoreline, new head coach Matthew McConkey was not entirely satisfied with the home victory, telling media that he felt several of his players could have scored more, including forward Patrick Robson, who found the back of the…
Cambodian carom billiards star Sruong Pheavy has maintained her fierce reputation on the South Korean professional circuit, defeating strong rival Min-a Kim in the final on Sunday to become champion of the LPBA Charity Championship 25-26. Despite being very busy with efforts to establish a fund to raise money for the soldiers and displaced civilians affected by the recent armed conflict along the Cambodia–Thailand border, she was able to find her focus when it mattered. She used the pain of the Cambodian people as motivation, pushing herself to become even stronger and ultimately winning the prestigious championship. Representing Nonghyup Bank,…
The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces football club (RCAF FC) will open the 2025–2026 Cambodia Premier League season against Visakha at the Old Stadium at 6pm on Saturday, August 9. The other eight teams will also begin their campaigns over the same weekend. The army team has decided that all proceeds from ticket sales for the season-opener will go to support the displaced Cambodians along the border who are facing hardship following the recent armed clashes with Thailand. “In the current situation, we have seen admirable actions from our fellow Cambodians, who have been helping each other tirelessly — bringing food…
The 2025-26 season of the Cambodian Premier League (CPL) gets underway this Saturday, August 9, and will run until May next year. All 11 clubs have registered their full quota of foreign players, with 66 players from 24 countries set to take part. The figures mark an increase from last year, with all clubs opting to register the maximum six foreign players. One major change for the upcoming season is the decision by MOI Kompong Devav FC (formerly Ministry of Interior), which had no foreign players last season, to embrace the policy and signed six new names from abroad. Brazil…
The Cambodian dragon boat team, consisting of six male athletes, six female athletes, two coaches and the delegation leader, departed for China yesterday, August 6, to take part in the 2025 World Games, which will run from August 7 to 17. The games will host athletes from 118 countries competing in 34 sports, with 12 countries qualifying to compete in dragon boat racing. The 12 earned their places after qualifying events held in the Philippines in 2024, where Cambodia’s dragon boat team placed 9th. Speaking at Phnom Penh International Airport on Wednesday, coach Kong Sopheap noted that all 12 teams…
The Cambodian national women’s football team has set the goal of earning points at the ASEAN MSIG Serenity Cup 2025, which kicks off tonight in Vietnam. Meanwhile, the U20 women’s squad is aiming for a strong showing in the opening round of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers, which begin this afternoon in China. Koji Gyotoku, who was recently appointed head coach of the senior women’s team for the ASEAN tournament, admitted that he has not yet had enough time to fully calculate the strengths and weaknesses of the players, as this is his first time coaching the…
Vath Chamroeun, secretary-general of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), has dismissed a misleading report by a Thai media outlet which suggested that Cambodia will reduce the sporting delegation it will send to this year’s SEA Games, which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand at the end of the year. An August 4 article by Thai outlet Khaosod English — which has a history of exaggeration, seemingly to inflame border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand — claimed that Cambodia had slashed its delegation for the 33rd SEA Games from 1,500 athletes down to just 57. It reported that the…
Cambodian fighter Koramak ChanReach, officially registered under the name Pheng Sopanha, became the first Cambodian to win a championship MMA belt in the final round of the GMA – Gods of Martial Arts tournament. His teammates, Rin Saroth and Long La, were both defeated in their respective matches. Koramak, who won the 57kg title in Vietnam on August 2, described this belt as the most important achievement of his career. He publicly dedicated the belt to the Cambodian soldiers who recently sacrificed their lives defending Cambodia’s territorial integrity against Thai incursions along the border. “I’m truly happy to have won…
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng Football Club maintained its domestic dominance by once again claiming the title of Cambodian Super Cup 2025 champions, defeating Phnom Penh Crown in a dramatic penalty shootout. However, no victory celebrations were held. Instead, all proceeds from the event were donated to a fund supporting the Kingdom’s military and the many Cambodians who have been displaced by the recent border conflict with Thailand. In the match, held at the National Olympic Stadium on Sunday night, Ghanaian striker Kwame Peprah scored early in the 16th minute to give Svay Rieng the lead. Phnom Penh Crown equalised…