23 Malaysia National Team Players for 2018 AFF Cup

Malaysia players group photo before AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 (Qualifiers Final Round) match against Lebanon at Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru. Photo by Rizanizam/asiana.my

Malaysia National Team

DBasia.news – After defeating the Maldives with a 3-0 score on the friendly match before the 2018 AFF Cup, Malaysia national team under Tna Cheng Hoe officially announced 23 names participated in the prestigious tournament in Southeast Asia.

It was announced after eliminating three players, the right-back Azrif Nasrulhaq Badrul Hisham (JDT), and two midfielders, Nor Azam Abdul Azih (Pahang) and Azzizan Nordin (Sabah).

Previously, they joined the training camp since October 24.

In the final squad list, 8 of them are the players who also supported Malaysia in 2016 AFF Cup. They are Ahmad Hazwan Bakri, Hafizul Hakim Khairul Nizam Jothy, Shahrul Saad, Nazirul Naim Che Hashim, Syazwan Zainon, Zaquan Adha Abd Radzak, Norshahrul Idlan Talaha, and Khairul Fahmi Che Mat.

Meanwhile, one of them is the Gambia naturalization player, Mahamadou Sumareh. The Pahang player will be the first Malaysian naturalization player participating in the AFF Cup.

Malaysia national team join the Group A 2018 AFF Cup and will start the match against Cambodia at Phnom Penh on November 8. Next, Malaysia will fight against Laos on November 12 before meeting Vietnam on Hanoi on November 16. Harimau Malaya will close the group phase against Myanmar at Kuala Lumpur, November 24.

 

Timnas Malaysia U-23


23 Players for Malaysia National Team Squad 2018 AFF Cup:

  1. Farizal Marlias (32) – Goalkeeper/Johor Darul Tazim
  2. Aidil Zafuan Abd Radzak (31) – Defender/Johor Darul Tazim
  3. Adam Nor Azlin (22) – Defender/Johor Darul Tazim
  4. Syamer Kutty Abba (21) – Midfielder/Johor Darul Tazim
  5. Safawi Rasid (21) – Winger/Johor Darul Tazim
  6. Ahmad Hazwan Bakri (27) – Striker/Johor Darul Tazim
  7. Syafiq Ahmad (23) – Striker/Johor Darul Tazim
  8. Hafizul Hakim Khairul Nizam Jothy (25) – Goalkeeper/Perak
  9. Shahrul Saad (25) – Defender/Perak
  10. Amirul Azhan Aznan (25) – Defender/Perak
  11. Nazirul Naim Che Hashim (25) – Defender/Perak
  12. Kenny Pallraj (25) – Midfielder/Perak
  13. Akram Mahinan (25) – Midfielder/Kedah
  14. Syazwan Zainon (29) – Winger/Kedah
  15. Akhyar Rashid (19) – Winger/Kedah
  16. Zaquan Adha Abd Radzak (31) – Striker/Kuala Lumpur
  17. Syazwan Andik Ishak (22) – Defender/Kuala Lumpur
  18. Irfan Zakaria (23) – Defender/Kuala Lumpur
  19. Mohamadou Sumareh (24) – Winger/Pahang
  20. Norshahrul Idlan Talaha (32) – Striker/Pahang
  21. Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (29) – Goalkeeper/Melaka United
  22. Syahmi Safari (20) – Defender/Selangor
  23. Shahrel Fikri Md Fauzi (24) – Striker/Nakhon Ratchasima