MALAYSIA defeated Lesotho 5-0 at the MBPJ Stadium on Friday but their leading men upfront Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Razak and Norsharul Idlan Talaha have yet to really click. Coach K.Rajagopal believes that his strikeforce should be given time. Read Eric Samuel report here. Can these strikers deliver in Laos ?...
The national Under-23 squad will focus on international friendlies as their final preparation for the Sea Games in Laos from Dec 9 to 18. Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary-general Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad said the squad was not participating in any championship in the next three months. "It is a request from national coach K. Rajagobal following a discussion with the technical committee, not to expose the squad's strength by participating in the pre-Sea Games championship in Laos next month," he told Bernama, here, today. He said another reason was the spread of Influenza A(H1N1), which had also forced the cancellation of some...
BARRING objections, K. Rajagopal is set to be given the responsibility of guiding the national Under-23 football team for the Laos Sea Games in December. The recommendation for Rajagopal to be given the job will be made by the technical sub-committee the FA of Malaysia formed following the senior team's failure to make the Asean Championship semi-finals last month. There were 10 applicants for the post, including former Thailand and Indonesia national Peter Withe and UPB-MyTeam's Boyan Hodak, but Rajagopal's familiarity with the the players saw him getting the support of the sub-committee and the national team management committee has to...