Headline Two club players among selected for AFC U-19 qualifying round MediaTitle New Sarawak Tribune Date 01 Oct 2015 Color Black/white Section Sport Circulation 46,471 Page No S15 Readership 164,773 Language English ArticleSize 150 cm² Journalist N/A AdValue RM 582 Frequency Daily (EM) PR Value RM 1,746

Two club players among selected for AFC U­19 qualifying round

KUALA LUMPUR: Two club players, A1 Barilan won 3­0. Shahul Hameed of Real Mulia and T­Team mid­ The players are M Kogileswaran Raj and S fielder, Muhammad Safawi Rasid are among Thipanraj who sustained ankle and hamstring 23 players picked to represent the Under­19 injuries respectively. squad ( C) for the 2016 AFC U­19 Hence, Hassan Sazali said the decision to drop qualifying round in Jiangsu, China from October the two players was to ensure the team have suffi­ 2 to 6. cient fit players especially in the group I opening The Football Association of (FAM) in match against China tomorrow. a statement said apart from the two players, the He said the presence of several new players national U­19 chief coach, Hassan Sazali Mohd in the squad could boost the defence especially Waras will also list four players from private following the 0­5 defeat to Thailand in the semi­ football club, Frenz United as well as 17 Harimau finals of the AFF U­19 Football Championships Muda C players. in Laos last month. The four players are Muhammad Izaffiq Ruzi, Hassan Sazali is also confident Frenz United Mohammad Amirul Muhamad, Muhammad striker Mohd Aizat Mukhlis Mohamad Yazir Danial Amier Norhisham and Mohd Aizat could provide more choices to the frontline Mukhlis Mohamad Yazir. should anyone of the four strikers get injured. The statement also said Hassan Sazali had After facing China, Malaysia are scheduled to to drop two players from the championship meet North Korea on Oct 4 before completing the after they were confirmed injured in a warm­ initial round against Macau two days later and up match against UiTM FC at UiTM Stadium in all matches will be held at Huai'an Sports Centre Shah Alam on Monday in which the U­19 squad Stadium, Jiangsu, China. ­ Bernama