The Japan Football Association (JFA) has been dispatching coaches to Asian countries with an objective to develop the game in the whole Asian region. Mr. KOGA Takuma has been coaching at the Mandalay Academy of Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) since last year, and recently two additional Japanese Coaches newly joined in MFF Academies in Yangon and Pathein. The collaboration among three academies is expected to inspire each other and improve the overall quality.

Coach's Comment

TERAMINE Akira
I have been assigned to the MFF Academy in Yangon which was established last year. My responsibility is to coach the U-13 players and to educate coaching staff in the academy. I will build up on what Coach Koga has been working over a year. Together with the cooperation of MFF President Mr. Zaw Zaw, Technical Director Mr. Tin Myint Aung, and other MFF staff members, I will do my best to help Myanmar soccer to achieve their long awaiting goal of reaching the World Cup.

YOSHIDA Akira
I have been appointed to work for the MFF Academy in Pathein. Having Mr. Koga in Mandalay and Mr. Teramine in Yangon, I feel the high expectation towards Japanese coaches. By sharing the MFF’s future vision of player development with MFF President Zaw Zaw and Technical Director Tin Myint Aung, I will work hard with the players with great potential in close cooperation with local coaches,. I will give my best to develop good footballers by facing them sincerely, but also implementing fun to the programme.