Peter Koo, general-director of the Cambodian Premier League (CPL), has expressed his hopes that Cambodia’s Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC will triumph over FK Arkadag of Turkmenistan in the AFC Challenge League final, which will be hald May 10 at the Morodok Techo National Stadium. The Phnom Penh Royal Gendarmerie has mobilised security forces to ensure that the atmosphere remain safe for the historic encounter. Koo described the final as a rare and historic moment for Cambodian football. He also called on fans to come out in large numbers to support Svay Rieng, in hopes the team can claim…
Author: Chhorn Norn
The Cambodian Boxing Federation (CBF) has dispatched three boxers and one coach to the Asian U22 and Youth Boxing Championships 2025 in Sri Lanka. The team has expressed strong confidence in their ability to bring home medals for the Kingdom. Coach Chey Nara, head of the national boxing team, said it’s not yet confirmed whether the 2025 championships — scheduled from May 10 to 24 in Sri Lanka — will include athletes from 37 countries, as it did in Thailand, or potentially even more. In addition, he could not yet assess the technical level and strengths of the athletes from…
Phnom Penh Crown have knocked Visakha FC out of the Samdech Hun Sen Cup semi-finals for the second time on the trot, with a narrow 1-0 win last night. The two teams were level on aggregate goals after a 2-2 draw in the first leg. Crown head coach Oleg Starynskyi shared his appreciation for the club’s fans, player and team, who demonstrated outstanding support and mutual faith right up to the final seconds of the match. “This was a match with heavy physical clashes, and we fought until the final whistle to get this amazing result. I know it wasn’t…
The reigning champions of Turkmenistan, FK Arkadag, have arrived in Cambodia to prepare for the May 10 AFC Challenge League final Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC. More than 50,000 tickets have already been sold for match, which will take place at the Morodok Techo National Stadium. The Arkadag squad and their coach Dovletmyrat Annayev, landed at Phnom Penh International Airport around noon on Wednesday, May 7, marking the first time a Central Asian club has travelled to Cambodia. They have been the strongest club in their home country for the past two years. Based in their namesake city of…
Both Phnom Penh Crown and Visakha have set their sights on victory in tonight’s crucial second-leg semifinal match of the 18th Samdech Hun Sen Cup 2025. With a final spot at stake, the 6pm match at prince Stadium is set to be a thriller. In the first leg, hosted by Crown on April 30, Visakha fought back to earn a 2–2 draw. The result has made today’s second-leg clash even more intense, with both teams are fully committed to winning. Crown head coach Oleg Starynskyi is already well aware that matches against Visakha are always tense and worth watching. However,…
Aing Serey Piseth, secretary-general of the Cambodian Volleyball Federation (CVF), has described the failure of the Visakha volleyball team to defend their championship title at the 2025 Win+Streak Volleyball Invitation (WSVI) Tournament in Taiwan as a “nightmare”. He urged the team to forget the bad memory and refocus on representing the Cambodian national team at the upcoming 2025 SEA V.League. He spoke with the media as he and the team arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport on Monday, May 5. He highlighted that the Cambodian players selected for the Taiwan tournament under the Visakha name are all national team members.…
Kim Sang-Sik, head coach of the ASEAN All-Stars team, has requested that the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) alter its player selection — replacing Neito Rondon with Khmer-Ivorian forward Coulibaly Abdel Kader — as the team prepares for an upcoming international charity friendly match against Manchester United, to be held in Malaysia on May 28. According to a May 6 FFC statement, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has confirmed that, following a disciplinary ruling from FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee, Rondon is ineligible to represent Cambodia in the upcoming match. Rondon, a Colombian-Cambodian forward currently playing for Phnom Penh Crown, was automatically…
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng head coach Pep Munoz has explained that his main focus is now on the upcoming AFC Challenge League final against Turkmenistan’s FC Arkadag. The match will take place at the Morodok Techo National Stadium on May 10, with Munoz describing it as potentially a major day of celebration for Cambodian football. He shared his thoughts with the media after his team lost 2–0 to Visakha FC on Saturday night. He explained that as the squad had already clinched the Cambodian Premier League (CPL) title on April 30, he did not field several key starting players,…
Cambodia’s Visakha volleyball team failed to defend their championship title at the Win+Streak Volleyball Invitation (WSVI) Tournament 2025 in Taiwan, finishing only in fourth place. Thailand’s top team, Nakhon Ratchasima, emerged as the eventual champions. Aing Serey Piseth, secretary-general of the Cambodian Volleyball Federation (CVF), who led the delegation to the tournament, believed that Visakha lacked confidence, solidarity and internal unity — factors that led to their loss to Nakhon Ratchasima in the semifinals, costing them the chance to reach the final and defend their title. In a team talk on Sunday with players and coaches in the locker room,…
The Khmer Boxing Federation (KBF) has finalised its decision to include prominent fighter Thoeun Theara, along with members of the “Eh” family of fighters, into the national Kun Khmer team for the first time. The squad will include is include female fighter Eh Yanut, Eh Virekkham Chit Pouthong (Maeun Meikhea) and Eh Ammarin Pouthong. Eh Pouthong himself has been called to once again serve as national team coach, as they prepare for the 33rd SEA Games, set to be held in Thailand at the end of the year, explained KBF president Khov Chhay. “We have observed that coach Pouthong, along…