Defending Cambodian Premier League (CPL) champions, Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng, are gearing up for an intense battle as they travel to the Old Stadium in Phnom Penh to take on local side Tiffy Army FC. The match, which kicks off at 6.00pm tonight, is not only crucial for the table standings, but also marks the return of Tiffy head coach Phea Sopheaktra, who was recently cleared of disciplinary sanctions by the Cambodian Football Federation and will once again take charge of Tiffy on the field. In the second leg of the CPL, Sopheaktra is fully aware of the formidable…
Author: Chhorn Norn
The Cambodian finswimming team celebrated a successful campaign as they hosted the 1st Southeast Asian Finswimming Championships. The event, held at Phnom Penh’s National Olympic Stadium pool complex, came to an end on November 5. After five days of intense competition, the Kingdom’s swimmers stood proudly in second place on the medal table. Competing in 25 events over the course of the championship, the Cambodian athletes achieved an impressive haul of two gold, seven silver and six bronze medals, enough to defeat all but one of the seven participating nations. A strong Vietnamese squad took the top spot with an…
In a thrilling away encounter, Cambodia’s Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng triumphed over the home team, SP Falcons FC of Mongolia, with a score of 2-1 in the AFC Challenge League 2024/2025 East Asia qualifiers. The victory not only boosted their confidence but also ensured their place in the next round, even with one match still to play. The match, held in unfamiliarly near-freezing conditions at MFF Stadium in Ulaanbaatar, saw Brazilian striker Pablo Augusto open the scoring with a penalty kick in the 25th minute, following a foul by SP Falcons’ Batkhishig Myagmar on Japanese player Ryo Fujii. After…