Malaysia U19 boys listed in OKS' preliminary squad for AFC U23 Championship

Zulhilmi Zainal

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The Malaysian FA (FAM) has released the preliminary call-up list for Malaysia U23's centralised camp, ahead of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship in January.

The list includes four players from Malaysia U19, who recently qualified for the 2018 AFC U19 Championship. They are Shivan Pillay Asokan (PKNS FC), Hadi Fayyadh Abdul Razak (JDT II), Nik Akif Syahiran Nik Mat (Kelantan) and Thivandaran Karnan (Pulau Pinang).

Head coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee has dropped three players from the squad, who in their last outing won silver medal at the 2017 SEA Games in August. They are Kedah's Amirul Hisyam Awang Kechik and Ariff Farhan Md Isa, as well as the injured Pulau Pinang striker Kumaahran Sathasivam.

The centralised camp will begin on November 27 at the FAM headquarters in Kelana Jaya. They will then continue training in Mokpo, South Korea on December 17, before leaving for Nanjing, China for the AFC finals which kick off on January 9.

The Young Tigers have been drawn in Group C in the tournament, alongside Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq.

NO

NAME

AGE

POSITION

TEAM

1.

HAZIQ NADZLI

19

GOALKEEPER

JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM

2.

SAFAWI RASID

20

FORWARD

JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM

3.

DOMINIC TAN

20

DEFENDER

JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM

4.

ADAM NOR AZLIN

21

DEFENDER

JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM

5.

SYAMER KUTTY ABBA

20

TENGAH

JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM

6.

IFWAT AKMAL CHEK KASSIM

21

GOALKEEPER

KEDAH

7.

SYAFIQ AHMAD

22

FORWARD

KEDAH

8.

AKHYAR RASHID

18

FORWARD

KEDAH

9.

AHMAD SYIHAN HAZMI MOHAMED

21

GOALKEEPER

KELANTAN

10.

DANIAL ASHRAF ABDULLAH

20

MIDFIELDER

KELANTAN

11.

NIK AKIF SYAHIRAN NIK MAT

18

MIDFIELDER

KELANTAN

12.

MATTHEW DAVIES

22

WINGER

PAHANG

13.

NOR AZAM ABDUL AZIH

22

MIDFIELDER

PAHANG

14.

KOGILESWARAN RAJ

19

MIDFIELDER

PAHANG

15.

ADIB ZAINUDIN

22

DEFENDER

FELCRA FC

16.

N THANABALAN

22

FORWARD

FELCRA FC

17.

SYAZWAN ANDIK ISHAK

21

WINGER

JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM II

18.

HADI FAYYADH ABDUL RAZAK

17

FORWARD

JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM II

19.

RAPHI AZIZAN MARIAPPEN

21

DEFENDER

PJ RANGERS FC

20.

TOMMY MAWAT BADA

21

WINGER

PJ RANGERS FC

21.

JAFRI FIRDAUS CHEW

20

FORWARD

PKNS FC

22.

SHIVAN PILLAY ASOKAN

17

DEFENDER

PKNS FC

23.

DANIAL AMIER NORHISHAM

20

MIDFIELDER

FELDA UNITED

24.

IRFAN ZAKARIA

22

DEFENDER

KUALA LUMPUR

25.

AHMAD KHAIRIL ANUAR ZAMRI

22

MIDFIELDER

PERAK

26.

SYAZWAN ZAIPOL BAHARI

22

DEFENDER

PKNP FC

27.

K THIVANDARAN

18

MIDFIELDER

PULAU PINANG

28.

SEAN EUGENE SELVARAJ

21

FORWARD

NEGERI SEMBILAN

29.

SYAHMI SAFARI

19

WINGER

SELANGOR

30.

AMIERUL HAKIMI AWANG

22

GOALKEEPER

TERENGGANU

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