KUALA LUMPUR: National football team head coach Kim Pan Gon has called up 26 players for the Harimau Malaya centralised training camp at Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya to prepare for the two Tier 1 international friendlies against Syria (Sept 6) and China (Sept 9) in Chengdu, China.
The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said Pan Gon had retained 15 of the 26 players called up for the earlier training camp in Kuala Terengganu in June.
“The remaining 11 players comprise seven from the March camp who were not called up to join the June camp, namely skipper Dion Cools and goalkeepers Kalamullah Al-Hafiz Mat Rowi and Damien Lim.
“(Also listed are) Darren Lok, Quentin Cheng, Brendan Gan and Nor Azam Abdul Azih and three players from the 2022 AFF Cup squad – Sharul Nazeem Zulpakar, Sergio Aguero dan Nur Shamie Iszuan Amin – while Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan has been called up for the first time this year,” FAM said in a statement today.
The team will undergo centralised training from Aug 29-Sept 3 before flying off to China on Sept 4.
Following are the 26 players called up for the centralised training camp:
Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Mohamed, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; Shahrul Mohd Saad, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; Matthew Davies, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; La’vere Lawrence Corbin-Ong, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; Muhammad Syahmi Safari, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; Endrick Dos Santos, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; Arif Aiman Mohd Hanapi, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; Muhammad Safawi Rasid, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; Muhammad Akhyar Abdul Rashid, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; Damien Lim, Sabah FC; Dominic Tan, Sabah FC; Daniel Sang Ting, Sabah FC.
Stuart John Wilkin, Sabah FC; Darren Lok, Sabah FC; Sharul Nazeem Zulpakar, Selangor FC; Quentin Cheng Jiun-Ho, Selangor FC; Brendan Gan, Selangor FC; Mohamad Faisal Abdul Halim, Selangor FC; Muhamad Nor Azam Abdul Azih, Sri Pahang FC; Sergio Fabian Ezequiel Aguero, Sri Pahang FC; Nur Shamie Iszuan Amin, Sri Pahang FC; Kalamullah Al-Hafiz Mat Rowi, Kedah Darul Aman FC; Paulo Josue, Kuala Lumpur City FC; Dion-Johan Cools, Buriram United; Junior Eldstal, Dewa United FC.
Players on standby list:
David William Rowley, Sri Pahang FC; Mohamad Azwan Mohd Aripin, Sri Pahang FC; Muhamad Baqiuddin Shamsudin, Sri Pahang FC; Muhammad Zarif Irfan Hashimuddin, Sri Pahang FC; Nicholas Ryan Swirad, Sri Pahang FC; Ahmad Khuzaimi Piee, Selangor FC; Aliff Haiqal Lokman Hakim Lau, Selangor FC; Muhammad Fazly Mazlan, Selangor FC; Samuel Jacob Somerville, Selangor FC; Mohd Afiq Fazail, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC.
Muhamad Feroz Baharudin, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC; Engku Muhammad Nur Shakir Engku Yacob, Terengganu FC; Mohd Nor Hakim Hassan, Terengganu FC; Muhamad Shahrul Nizam Ros Hasni, Terengganu FC; Muhammad Azri Ab Ghani, Kuala Lumpur City FC; Zhafri Yahya, Kuala Lumpur City FC; Muhammad Fayadh Mohd Zulkifli Amin, Kedah Darul Aman FC; A. Selvan, Negeri Sembilan FC. – BERNAMA
