BY ZULHILMI ZAINAL Follow on Twitter
The Malaysian FA (FAM) has released the call-up list for Malaysia's coming 2019 Asian Cup qualification group matches; against DPR Korea on October 5 and Hong Kong on October 10.
Head coach Nelo Vingada has included six Malaysia U22 squad members; who recently finished the 2017 SEA Games as runners up. They are Kedah goalkeeper Ifwat Akmal Che Kassim, Pahang's Matthew Davies and Nor Azam Azih, JDT forward Safawi Rasid, Pulau Pinang midfielder Syamer Kutty Abba and Selangor defender Adam Nor Azlin.
Among the players who have been retained from the previous outing, a 2-1 friendly defeat to Syria, a 1-0 friendly defeat to Myanmar and a 1-1 Asian Cup qualifiers home draw to Hong Kong is rising star Shahrel Fikri Fauzi. The 23 year old striker, who plays for PKNP FC in the Premier League, recently scored a hat-trick against Super League side Felda United in their first leg Malaysia Cup quarter-final tie. The youngster however did not play in any of the three matches.
Felda United too will see one of their players return to the national team fray after a long absence. Winger Wan Zack Haikal Wan Nor has recently found his scoring touch again, bagging four goals in total in their last two matches.
Next Match
According to FAM, the team will begin their training for the two coming qualifiers this Saturday, and will make their journey to Pyongyang beginning October 3.
The complete list are as follows:
|
NO |
NAME |
AGE |
POSITION |
CLUB |
|
1. |
Baddrol Bakhtiar |
29 |
Midfielder |
Kedah |
|
2. |
Syazwan Zainon |
28 |
Midfielder |
Kedah |
|
3. |
Khairul Helmi Johari |
29 |
Defender |
Kedah |
|
4. |
Akram Mahinan |
24 |
Midfielder |
Kedah |
|
5. |
Ifwat Akmal Chek Kassim |
21 |
Goalkeeper |
Kedah |
|
6. |
Fitri Omar |
32 |
Defender |
Kedah |
|
7. |
Ahmad Hazwan Bakri |
26 |
Forward |
Johor Darul Ta’zim |
|
8. |
Safiq Rahim |
30 |
Midfielder |
Johor Darul Ta’zim |
|
9. |
Amirulhadi Zainal |
31 |
Midfielder |
Johor Darul Ta’zim |
|
10. |
Darren Lok |
26 |
Forward |
Johor Darul Ta’zim |
|
11. |
Nazmi Faiz Mansor |
23 |
Midfielder |
Johor Darul Ta’zim |
|
12. |
Safawi Rasid |
20 |
Forward |
Johor Darul Ta’zim |
|
13. |
Hafizul Hakim Khairul Nizam Jothy |
24 |
Goalkeeper |
Perak |
|
14. |
Shahrom Abdul Kalam |
32 |
Defender |
Perak |
|
15. |
Nazirul Naim Che Hashim |
24 |
Defender |
Perak |
|
16. |
Amirul Azhan Aznan |
24 |
Defender |
Perak |
|
17. |
Kiko Insa |
29 |
Midfielder |
Pahang |
|
18. |
Matthew Davies |
22 |
Defender |
Pahang |
|
19. |
Nor Azam Abdul Azih |
22 |
Midfielder |
Pahang |
|
20. |
Khairulazhan Khalid |
28 |
Goalkeeper |
Selangor |
|
21. |
Adam Nor Azlin |
21 |
Defender |
Selangor |
|
22. |
Wan Zack Haikal Wan Nor |
26 |
Midfielder |
Felda United |
|
23. |
Shahrel Fikri Md Fauzi |
23 |
Forward |
PKNP FC |
|
24. |
Syamer Kutty Abba |
20 |
Midfielder |
Pulau Pinang |