A new man in charge for Philippines. And a move away from their previous underdog identity.
The Philippine Football Federation has once again made a coaching change for its senior men’s team, appointing former Gambia coach Tom Saintfiet as the new man in charge in place of Michael Weiss.
The PFF, led by president John Gutierrez and recently-appointed director for national teams Freddy Gonzalez, introduced Saintfiet on Monday morning in a news conference, less than a month before the team face Iraq on Mar. 22 in their next outing in the second round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
It also comes barely eight months after the…