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Hong Kong football head coach Jorn Andersen hails ‘very important’ Thailand trip as he mulls Asian Cup qualifiers squad
- Norwegian is scouting Kitchee and Lee Man as Hong Kong players taste their first competitive action since he took charge last December
- Andersen praises Kitchee for AFC Champions League win – ‘it’s not easy to go 90 minutes after a Covid-19 lockdown for more than three months’
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Hong Kong coach Jorn Andersen was pleasantly surprised by Kitchee’s win in the AFC Champions League against Chiangrai United in Thailand on Saturday.
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The Norwegian is casting a watchful eye in Buriram as he mulls his selection for Hong Kong’s Asian Cup qualifiers in Kolkata, India in June.
Hong Kong face Afghanistan, Cambodia and India in the span of a week to compete for a spot at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, to be held in China next summer. The first two qualifying rounds are also 2022 Fifa World Cup Asian team qualifiers.
“I’ve been here for two weeks as they prepared,” said 58-year-old Andersen, who made his attack-minded intentions clear during his first Hong Kong Football Association press conference in January.
“I was happy to see their good organisation, good condition – it’s not easy to go 90 minutes after a Covid-19 lockdown for more than three months. This is good for the Hong Kong representative team.
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