Zulhilmi Zainal

Malaysia squad for AFC U-19 Championship qualification announced

Head coach Bojan Hodak has finalised his squad for Group F of the qualifiers, which will be held in Paju, South Korea beginning October 31.

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Malaysia U19 head coach Bojan Hodak has finalised the squad for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, the Malaysia FA announced on Thursday.

Hodak has dropped three players who had been listed from the squad that won second place in the 2017 AFF U18 Championship in September; Faizal Hafiq Omar (Kuala Lumpur), Qamarul Ariffin Norhisham (Kuala Lumpur) and Awang Faiz Hazziq Awang Fathi (JDT III).

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The three have been replaced with three new players identified in the training camp that has been held since October 5; Zhafir Yusoff (Kedah), K Thivandaran (Pulau Pinang) and Al Imran Abdul Halim (UiTM).

NO	NAME	POSITION	AGE	CLUB
1.	Ahmad Tasnim Fitri Nasir	DF	18	FELDA UNITED
2.	Azri Abdul Ghani	GK	18	FELDA UNITED
3.	Zahril Azri Zabri	MF	18	FELDA UNITED
4.	Zhafir Yusoff	MF	18	KEDAH
5.	Akhyar Rashid	MF	18	KEDAH
6.	Nik Akif Syahiran Nik Mat	MF	18	KELANTAN
7.	Syaiful Alias	DF	18	KELANTAN
8.	Azhar Apandi	DF	18	KUALA LUMPUR
9.	Nabil Hakim Bokhari	DF	18	KUALA LUMPUR
10.	Nurfais Johari	MF	18	PULAU PINANG
11.	K Thivandaran	MF	18	PULAU PINANG
12.	Shafizi Iqmal Md Khirudin	MF	18	PKNS FC
13.	Shivan Pillay Asokan	DF	17	PKNS FC
14.	Saiful Iskandar Adha Saiful Azlan	MF	18	SELANGOR
15.	Aiman Arip Zulkarnain	GK	18	SELANGOR
16.	Hadi Fayyadh Abdul Razak	FW	17	JDT II
17.	Zafuan Azeman	FW	18	PERLIS
18.	Ammar Akhmall Alias	MF	18	FELCRA FC
19.	Anwar Ibrahim	DF	18	FELDA UNITED
20.	Shafiq Afifi Suhaimi	GK	18	PKNP FC
21.	Izzuddin Roslan	MF	18	KUALA LUMPUR
22.	Syafiq Danial Romzi	DF	18	TERENGGANU
23.	Al Imran Abdul Halim	DF	18	UITM

Malaysia have been drawn in Group F of the qualifiers, which will be held in Paju, South Korea beginning October 31, along with Timor-Leste, Brunei, Indonesia and hosts South Korea. They will depart for the competition this Saturday; October 28.

The 10 group champions will qualify automatically for the final tournament in Indonesia October next year, along with five best group runners up (six best group runners up if Indonesia, who have already qualified for the finals as hosts, finish the qualifiers as group champions or one of five best group runners up).

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