Sayf Ismail, founder of Malaysia-based startup Soca Loca, thinks the Philippines has “all the tickets to success” in the sport even if the football situation in the country seems “unique” from the rest of the region.

“The success of the national team given the little resources was something, from my point of view, very unique,” said Ismail. “Football is not the number one sport and yet the achievement is very high.”

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