The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) suffered a major blow as its women’s national team manager and biggest benefactor — Jefferson Cheng — formally stepped down due to “unworkable situation.” In a statement sent to Daily Tribune on Sunday, Cheng said he reached out to the PFF director for the national teams Freddy Gonzales on Thursday to tender his resignation as manager of the squad that made a historic appearance in the FIFA Women’s World Cup last year. He said his priorities and goals are no longer aligned with the PFF, which is now headed by John Anthony Gutierrez.
“For several months, we tried our best to make things work under new and very different circumstances,” Cheng said. “Unfortunately, the situation is not workable.” “Our priorities and goals do not align and the PWNT organization that we worked hard to develop in the past years is incompatible with the current methods.
” The PFF accepted Cheng’s resignation and expressed gratitude to his contributions to Philippine football. “Under Mr. Cheng’s leadership and backing in the PWNT, the Philippines achieved the elusive World Cup dream when the Filipinas made it to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup,” the federation said.
“For this, Mr. Cheng’s other efforts to promote the beautiful game and uphold the welfare of the Filipino football stakeholders in the country, the PFF is grateful.” Gonzales stressed that Cheng’s departure had left a huge void in their program.
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