Seven Kuching City players called up for Malaysia friendlies
The squad for matches against China and Yemen has no JDT players, while injuries have ruled out six from Selangor.
Kuching City have seven players in Malaysia’s national squad for Tier 1 friendlies against China and Yemen, up from two during the previous FIFA Asean Cup campaign. The selections come as the club also manages commitments in domestic and regional competitions.
Goalkeepers Haziq Nadzli and Haziq Aiman Esa have been selected alongside defenders Rodney Celvin Akwensivie and Ariff Farhan Isa. Midfielders Ryan Lambert and Safawi Rasid, plus forward Ramadhan Saifullah Usman, complete the Kuching contingent. Haziq Nadzli and Nazmi Faiz Mansor were the club’s representatives in the previous campaign.
No Johor Darul Ta'zim players are in the squad, while six Selangor players are unavailable through injury. The absences give the national coaching staff scope to assess other players. Kuching’s selections follow performances that impressed Tan Cheng Hoe despite the club’s AFC Champions League 2 and Asean Club Championship schedule.
Terengganu account for seven names when the standby list is included. Azam Azmi Murad, Ubaidullah Shamsul Fazili, Ahmad Haziq Kutty Abba, G. Pavithran and Romel Morales were selected, with Suhaimi Husin and Safwan Mazlan on standby.
Four overseas-based players are also included. Daniel Ting of Ratchaburi and Richard Chin of Ross County accompanied the squad departing from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Dion Cools of Cerezo Osaka and Fergus Tierney of PAC Omonia 29M were absent from the airport and are understood to be travelling from their clubs directly to the China training camp.
