“We won 50% of our games,” Weiss immediately reminded everyone while he was being introduced during the presser in Pasig.

Compiling a record of 21 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses. Weiss coached the Azkals for 44 games from 2011 up to 2014. This will be the second time that Weiss will handle the team after parting ways with the squad in 2014. Ed Gastanes and Philippine Azkals’ Team Manager Dan Stephen Palami formally introduced the comeback kid, Hans Michael Weiss, as the “new” coach of the Azkals.

Yesterday, the Philippine Football Federation, led by President Nonong Araneta, Secretary General Atty. And somehow, the same gaffer that led them to several successes almost 10 years ago will be the same coach who will, hopefully, lead them again to relevance after being in the shadow of late and in the afterthoughts of long suffering football fans and supporters now pinning their attention and time to the FIFA World Cup-bound Philippine Women’s National Football Team.

The Philippine Azkals’ road back to redemption will begin next week with a pair of friendlies against Nepal and Chinese Taipei.

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