2023 AsianNO NATXO INSA IN KPG'S LIST OF 33 FOR HARIMAU MALAYA CAMP
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) -- Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) player Natxo Insa will not be joining Harimau Malaya in central training camp starting March 8, ahead of the 2026 World Cup/2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Oman on March 21.
The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) in a statement announcing the list of 33 players called to participate in centralised training saw that the Spanish-Malaysian naturalised midfielder was only on the standby list.
Based on the list of players called up, national squad manager Kim Pan Gon retained 21 of the 26 players from the 2023 Asian Cup squad in Qatar in January.
The other four players placed on the standby list are Mohd Afiq Fazail, Mohamadou Sumareh, Ahmad Khuzaimi Piee and Muhammad Syahmi Safari.
In the meantime, the statement said KPG also called up 12 new players which saw some from the Under-23 squad, among them Mukhairi Ajmal Mahadi, Nooa Laine and Ahmad Zikri Khalili.
“However, some of these 33 players will report late on March 15 and immediately after their arrival, some players who are below age 23 will be released to the central training camp of the National Under-23 squad run by Juan Torres Garrido,” according to FAM.
Pan Gon, in the same statement, said early preparations need to be made to face two important matches against Oman this March, even though all the club teams are busy undergoing pre-season training for the Malaysia League (M-League) which starts on May 10.
"After discussions with the clubs involved, some players will only report on March 15 because I understand that they have just returned from vacation and just started training with their clubs, compared to other players who have started training with their clubs earlier," he said.
The Harimau Malaya squad will be in action for the third match of Group D against Oman on March 21 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat before flying back for the reverse tie at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on March 26.
The following is a list of the 33 players called by Pan Gon to the Harimau Malaya's central training camp starting on Friday, March 8.
|
NO |
NAME |
AGE |
CLUB |
|
1. |
Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Mohamed |
28 |
Johor Darul Ta’zim FC |
|
2. |
Matthew Davies |
29 |
Johor Darul Ta’zim FC |
|
3. |
La’vere Lawrence Corbin-ong |
33 |
Johor Darul Ta’zim FC |
|
4. |
Endrick Dos Santos |
29 |
Johor Darul Ta’zim FC |
|
5. |
Arif Aiman Mohd Hanapi |
22 |
Johor Darul Ta’zim FC |
|
6. |
Shahrul Mohd Saad |
31 |
Johor Darul Ta’zim FC |
|
7. |
Mohamed Syamer Kutty Abba |
27 |
Johor Darul Ta’zim FC |
|
8. |
Junior Eldstal |
33 |
Johor Darul Ta’zim FC |
|
9. |
Romel Morales |
27 |
Johor Darul Ta’zim FC |
|
10. |
Mohamad Faisal Abdul Halim |
26 |
Selangor FC |
|
11. |
Sharul Nazeem Zulpakar |
25 |
Selangor FC |
|
12. |
Harith Haiqal Adam Afkar |
22 |
Selangor FC |
|
13. |
Muhammad Mukhairi Ajmal Mahadi |
23 |
Selangor FC |
|
14. |
Nooa Hamzah Laine |
22 |
Selangor FC |
|
15. |
Ahmad Zikri Mohd Khalili |
22 |
Selangor FC |
|
16. |
V. Ruventhiran |
23 |
Selangor FC |
|
17. |
Muhammad Aliff Izwan Yuslan |
20 |
Selangor FC |
|
18. |
Mohd Suhaimi Husin |
30 |
Terengganu FC |
|
19. |
Muhammad Safawi Rasid |
27 |
Terengganu FC |
|
20. |
Muhammad Akhyar Abdul Rashid |
25 |
Terengganu FC |
|
21. |
Muhammad Azam Azmi Murad |
23 |
Terengganu FC |
|
22. |
Safwan Mazlan |
22 |
Terengganu FC |
|
23. |
Dominic Tan |
27 |
Sabah FC |
|
24. |
Daniel Sang Ting |
32 |
Sabah FC |
|
25. |
Stuart John Wilkin |
26 |
Sabah FC |
|
26. |
Darren Lok |
34 |
Sabah FC |
|
27. |
Muhammad Azri Ab Ghani |
25 |
Kuala Lumpur City FC |
|
28. |
Paulo Josue |
35 |
Kuala Lumpur City FC |
|
29. |
Muhammad Haqimi Azim Rosli |
21 |
Kuala Lumpur City FC |
|
30. |
T. Saravanan |
23 |
Sri Pahang FC |
|
31. |
Sikh Izhan Nazrel Sikh Azman |
22 |
Penang FC |
|
32. |
Dion Johan Cools |
28 |
Buriram United |
|
33. |
Brendan Gan |
36 |
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