THE Philippine Floorball Association (PFA) is in high spirits for its campaign in the First Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC) Tournament in Bangkok set for six days starting on Saturday.

The primary goal is to take home our first victory, mens head coach Peter Eriksson told the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum on Tuesday at the Golden Phoenix Hotel.

PFA President Ralph Ramos that the teams to beat in the AOFC Cup are Singapore and Thailand.

The Singapore Floorball Association is the top seed in Asia since the 1990s, according to Ramos.

The eight participating countries will be divided into two groups. The Philippines is in Group A with China, Iran and Singapore, while Group B is composed of India, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand.

Ramos said floorball was first introduced to Filipinos in 2010 by a Swedish doing missionary work. The Philippines was recognized by the International Floorball Federation (IFF) on May 8, 2011, as its 53rd member-country.

The PFA maintains clubs at University of the Philippines Diliman, University of Makati, UA&P and De La Salle Zobel. They also organize the Philippine Floorball League (PFL) held every year since 2012.

The Philippiness first international debut was in the inaugural Southeast Asian Floorball Championship in 2014 in Singapore. The mens national team also competed in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games also in Singapore.

The team will depart tomorrow for Bangkok. The Filipinos will face China on July 1.

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