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Jan 14, 2024
Exclusive interview in Melbourne by The Philippine Times (Australia) with Tahnai Annis, co-captain of the Philippine Women's National Football Team. Support the Filipinas! Come to their matches on 26 October against ๐น๐ผ Chinese Taipei (HBF Park), 29 October against Australia ๐ฆ๐บ (Optus Stadium), and 1 November against Iran ๐ฎ๐ท (HBF Park)! Buy tickets ๐ https://bit.ly/OQr2tix Interviewer: Raine Cabral Laysico Videographer: Arbi Lawang
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Hi everyone, this is Serenka Bralesika for the Philippine Times and I'm here with Captain
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Tee of the Filipinas women's soccer team. So Tee, how are you feeling
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What's all prepped and ready to go for the upcoming games in Perth
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Yeah, I'm glad that we were able to get this little extra training camp before we head
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over to Perth for qualifiers next week. I think the team's feeling good
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We got some good training sessions in and we'll meet the rest of the team over in Perth
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on Sunday. Amazing. And how did you feel about, I guess, the change of venue to Optus, to a bigger stage, especially
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for the Matildas game? So is it a good thing for women in sports in general and what's your take on it, that
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there's such a worldwide interest, not just in the Philippines, but women's sports in general
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Yeah, I think it's amazing that our game against Australia got moved to Optus
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I think it's just a testament to how impactful the World Cup was just a handful of months ago
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They obviously didn't anticipate to have that many fans, especially just for round two of
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Olympic qualifiers. And to see that there's been about 50,000 tickets sold now, it's overwhelming, but it's
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such a good thing for women's sports right now and especially football
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And it's really great to see and I think it'll only continue to get bigger and better and
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hopefully the investment in women's sports just continues to grow as well
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And a lot of young girls, not just Filipinos, are looking up to you personally
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So what would be your message to them? If they see you on the field, they see Serena on the field, they see Hailey on the field
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just representing, what would be your personal message to those young girls watching now
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Just stay in the game. Keep playing, keep working hard. If you can see yourself out there, then you can be it, you can do it
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And we need to keep the game increasing and getting bigger so it's not just us that needs
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to keep it alive, it's the young girls now too. So we need people to stay in the game and not even playing, but coaching and just working
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in sports, in football. In the industry. Yeah, in the industry. The more women we have in the industry, the better
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So I would just say. Awesome. Now on the lighter stuff, what is your favorite Filipino food that you can't live without
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I'm so basic. I'm so simple, but I could live on pancit
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All day, every day. All day, every day. I'm really good. Noodles, noodles, pancit, all day, every day
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And then one final thing, Tee. What makes you Filipino? Aside from obviously your mom, duh, but what makes you, like, traits, like, do you identify
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the most with? All the intangible stuff. The pusho, the heart, the work ethic, the resilience, and just loving, loving the game
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And loving it. I think, you know, in the short time that I've known you, I've seen you play, it's all
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about, I guess, to your point, the resilience and just being that Filipino fighter
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You know, we don't give up. We want to represent, but more importantly, we play with all hearts
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So good luck, guys. And come, if you can, to Opta Stadium
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They've got a few games happening. Chinese Taipei. Right? Chinese Taipei first. Yep
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And when is that? The 26th, I believe. Okay. And then on the 9th, with the Matildas, and lastly, with Iran on the 1st, I believe
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The 1st of November. So we'll make sure to, you know, keep you posted
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And once again, Captain T of the Filipinas women's football team. So maraming salamat
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Thank you so much, everyone. Thank you. Thanks, T. Thanks, T
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