Hong Kong boss Andersen turns to Brazilian striker Camargo to help end side’s goal drought
- Lee Man’s Everton Camargo named in squad for friendlies against Cambodia and Brunei days after obtaining Hong Kong passport
- Andersen’s side have not scored a goal since they beat Myanmar 2-0 last year
Days after being handed his Hong Kong passport, prolific striker Everton Camargo has been named in Jorn Andersen’s Hong Kong squad for international friendlies against Cambodia and Brunei.
Andersen will be hoping the 32-year-old Brazilian can solve his shot-shy team’s goal-scoring woes, with Hong Kong having failed to hit the back of the net since September last year.
Hong Kong beat Cambodia 3-0 in the Asian Cup qualifiers in India in June last year, before another 2-0 win over Myanmar in a friendly played behind closed doors at Mong Kok Stadium three months later.
But since then, Andersen’s side has failed to score in the next five games, including a 1-1 draw against Singapore at Mong Kok in March, where the visitors’ Lionel Tan scored at both ends.
The Hong Kong boss is hoping that games away in Phnom Penh on Thursday and at home to Brunei four days later will kick-start the attack ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, which begin next month with a two-leg tie against Bhutan next month.
The winners of that will progress to the Asian zone group stage qualifiers against Iran, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
