Maldives head coach István Urbányi said his team faces significant challenges, including injuries to defenders Samooh Ali and Irufan Mohamed and a small player pool, ahead of the Diamond Jubilee International Tournament. He said the tournament, marking the 75th anniversary of Maldivian football, is an opportunity to evaluate the squad during the national team's rebuilding phase.
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The reality is that we don't have a large player pool to choose from.
If football was decided by kilograms and centimetres, we would probably need an ambulance beside the field all the time.
I always tell the players that they have to earn respect. National team players have to be respected, the Football Association has to be respected, and everyone working for the sport has to be respected because of what they do, not because…
I was actually glad we would start against Afghanistan.
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The tournament, organized to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Maldivian football, will see Maldives face Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan over the next ten days at the National Stadium in Malé.
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We have players who are 30, 32, 33 years old and even older, while many of the younger players are coming directly from youth football.
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Maldives will begin their Diamond Jubilee International Tournament campaign against Afghanistan before taking on Bangladesh and Pakistan in the remaining fixtures.
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