BY ZULHILMI ZAINAL Follow on Twitter
Malaysia U19 head coach Bojan Hodak has finalised the squad for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, the Malaysia FA announced on Thursday.
Hodak has dropped three players who had been listed from the squad that won second place in the 2017 AFF U18 Championship in September; Faizal Hafiq Omar (Kuala Lumpur), Qamarul Ariffin Norhisham (Kuala Lumpur) and Awang Faiz Hazziq Awang Fathi (JDT III).
The three have been replaced with three new players identified in the training camp that has been held since October 5; Zhafir Yusoff (Kedah), K Thivandaran (Pulau Pinang) and Al Imran Abdul Halim (UiTM).
NO | NAME | POSITION | AGE | CLUB |
1. | Ahmad Tasnim Fitri Nasir | DF | 18 | FELDA UNITED |
2. | Azri Abdul Ghani | GK | 18 | FELDA UNITED |
3. | Zahril Azri Zabri | MF | 18 | FELDA UNITED |
4. | Zhafir Yusoff | MF | 18 | KEDAH |
5. | Akhyar Rashid | MF | 18 | KEDAH |
6. | Nik Akif Syahiran Nik Mat | MF | 18 | KELANTAN |
7. | Syaiful Alias | DF | 18 | KELANTAN |
8. | Azhar Apandi | DF | 18 | KUALA LUMPUR |
9. | Nabil Hakim Bokhari | DF | 18 | KUALA LUMPUR |
10. | Nurfais Johari | MF | 18 | PULAU PINANG |
11. | K Thivandaran | MF | 18 | PULAU PINANG |
12. | Shafizi Iqmal Md Khirudin | MF | 18 | PKNS FC |
13. | Shivan Pillay Asokan | DF | 17 | PKNS FC |
14. | Saiful Iskandar Adha Saiful Azlan | MF | 18 | SELANGOR |
15. | Aiman Arip Zulkarnain | GK | 18 | SELANGOR |
16. | Hadi Fayyadh Abdul Razak | FW | 17 | JDT II |
17. | Zafuan Azeman | FW | 18 | PERLIS |
18. | Ammar Akhmall Alias | MF | 18 | FELCRA FC |
19. | Anwar Ibrahim | DF | 18 | FELDA UNITED |
20. | Shafiq Afifi Suhaimi | GK | 18 | PKNP FC |
21. | Izzuddin Roslan | MF | 18 | KUALA LUMPUR |
22. | Syafiq Danial Romzi | DF | 18 | TERENGGANU |
23. | Al Imran Abdul Halim | DF | 18 | UITM |
Malaysia have been drawn in Group F of the qualifiers, which will be held in Paju, South Korea beginning October 31, along with Timor-Leste, Brunei, Indonesia and hosts South Korea. They will depart for the competition this Saturday; October 28.
The 10 group champions will qualify automatically for the final tournament in Indonesia October next year, along with five best group runners up (six best group runners up if Indonesia, who have already qualified for the finals as hosts, finish the qualifiers as group champions or one of five best group runners up).