Thursday, July 30, 2020

FAM SPURN OFFERS TO PARACHUTE TEENS WITH MALAYSIAN BLOOD INTO U-19 SQUAD

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National Under-19 coach Brad Maloney (Brad Maloney pic)
The FA of Malaysia (FAM) have brushed aside an audacious demand by a UK-based man to give his teenage son, who has Malaysian heritage, an automatic place in the national Under-19 team without having to go through a trial.
He also demanded that his 16-year-old son be exempted from being at a Covid-19 quarantine centre that is mandatory for those coming from abroad.
The affront is among several offers by parents based overseas to include their sons of Malaysian heritage in the squad that is preparing for the Under-20 World Cup next year.
FAM general secretary Stuart Ramalingam, in confirming the offers, said: “We are not interested in bringing any of them for trials as the present U-19 squad has enough talent.”
Ramalingam said unless a player with Malaysian heritage was back here on holidays and if it warranted a look at him, he might be invited for trials during centralised training.
He said the only foreign-based player who attended the first phase of training last week was US-born Wan Kuzri Ewan Ahmad Kamal, a St Louis Football Academy midfielder, whose Malaysian parents are living there.


Brad Maloney training his squad at the Wisma FAM pitch (Brad Maloney pic)

The others who had hoped to make the Malaysian team are the Becheler brothers, Julian Johan, and Joshua Johan, who are of Malaysian-German parentage from Germany.
Julian, 18, a goalkeeper, was signed by Super League champions JDT last year and is expected to be absorbed into the JDTIII squad.
He had a stint with the National U-19 training squad when Bojan Hodak was handling the team, but he did not make the squad as he did not have a Malaysian identity card.
Joshua, 17, is a left back with Rot-Weiss Frankfurt in the Under-17 Hessenliga League.


FAM general secretary Stuart Ramalingam says the national U-19 team has enough depth.

National Under-19 coach Brad John Maloney, who has worked with a pool of 50 players, said while he was not ignoring foreign-based players, no one could demand an automatic place in the final 23.
He said if overseas-based players were brought in, it would be disrespectful to the local players who had shown quality to qualify for the AFC Under-19 championship in Uzbekistan from Oct 14-31.
The top four finishers at the AFC championships will qualify for next year’s Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia.
Malaysia qualified for the tournament when they emerged unbeaten at last year’s qualifier in Cambodia, defeating the hosts, Thailand, Brunei, and Northern Mariana.

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FAM takes a firm stand on foreign based Malaysian heritage players

FAM and Under-19 coach Brad are confident local players are up to the challenge at AFC tournament
Tony Mariadass
FA of Malaysia and national Under-19 coach Brad John Maloney have firmly confirmed that they are not going out of their way looking for foreign based Malaysian heritage to join national U-19 team.
FAM general secretary, Stuart Michael Ramalingam and Australian coach Maloney, told FMT that FAM are happy with the present squad of local players who have shown tremendous quality having qualified on merit for the AFC Under-19 championship scheduled to be held from Oct 14-31 in Uzbekistan.
Malaysia qualified for the AFC tournament proper, when they emerged unbeaten to emerge champion defeating Cambodia, Thailand, Brunei and Northern Mariana at last year’s qualifier in Cambodia.
Of late names of mixed parentage players like Becheler brothers, Julian Johan ad Joshua of Malaysian-German parentage from Germany, several parents based overseas offering their sons to join the National Under-19 team and social media recommending Malaysian heritage players, have surfaced.
Earlier video gamers were acting as talent scouts to bring foreigners with ancestral ties to Malaysia into Harimau Malaya as well as state and club teams.
“FAM has no plans to bring any foreign based Malaysian heritage to the National Under-19 team. We have talented local players and both FAM and coach Maloney are happy with batch of local players and confident they will do well. These are our future players for the national team,” said Stuart Ramalingam.
“The only foreign based player who attended the first phase of training last week was Wan Kuzri Ewan Ahmad Kamal (United States-based St Louis Football Academy midfielder) but he is not of mixed parentage. Both his parents Malaysians based in United States and Wan was born in USA.”


Stuart confirmed that there have been foreign based parents offering their sons to join the team, but FAM was not interested to bring anyone of them for trials in Malaysia.
“Unless a said player is back on holidays in Malaysia and if our research based on information on the player warrants to have a look at him, we may invite him for a few days of trials during the centralised period.
“Our local players are good enough and we are not looking for any foreign based with mixed heritage to join then team,” stressed Stuart.

He said that social media recommending foreign based with mixed heritage, is an insult to the local players.
Maloney on the other hand said that while it was good to hear foreign based Malaysian heritage players are interested to join the national Under-19 team, but his present squad have worked hard to come this far and he is happy with their quality and standard.
“I have no plans to bring in any of these foreign based Malaysian heritage players,” said Maloney.
“No one can an earn an automatic place in the team.
“These local players qualified on their own merit for the AFC championship and in some ways it is disrespectful to these players who have worked trained and worked hard for the country and under difficult circumstances, if we look at foreign-based players.
“Any player who wants to take their place must have outstanding talent and have to fit into the team plan.
“But I am not chasing any foreign based players and no one can come demanding to be included in the team.”
It is reliably learnt, there is a 16-year-old player of Malaysian heritage based in England who wants to join the National Under 19 but his father does not want him undergo quarantine and wants an automatic slot in the final squad without having to go through a trial or centralised training.
On Wan Kuzri, Maloney said he feels that he can contribute to the team and whether he makes the final squad of 23, will depend on his progress.
“No one is assured an automatic slot. Everyone has to earn their slot,” added Maloney.
Maloney also said he has been working with about 50 players and best will make then squad.
He also added some players not called up for the 1
“But we keep tabs on all players and some may not be up to the mark currently and may not get a call up.”
The second of phase of training begin on Monday (Aug 3) till Aug 30 where 30 players have been called up for training.

BIL
NAMA
UMUR
POSISI
PASUKAN
1.
ARIF AIMAN MOHD HANAPI
18
MF
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM
2.
MUHAMAD UMAR HAKEEM SUHAR REZWAN
18
MF
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM
3.
MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS RAMLI
18
DF
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM
4.
MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS KAIRONNISAM
18
MF
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM
5.
MUHAMAD ALIF ABDUL MUTALIB
18
MF
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM
6.
MUHAMMAD SHAFI AZSWAD SAPARI
19
MF
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM
7.
DARYL SHAM K. K. GEORGE
18
FW
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM
8.
LUQMAN HAKIM SHAMSUDIN
18
FW
SELANGOR
9.
MUHAMMAD AZRUL HAIKAL RAMLEE
18
MF
SELANGOR
10.
MUHAMMAD FAHMI DANIEL MOHD ZAAIM
18
RB
SELANGOR
11.
MUHAMMAD FAKRUL IMAN NASZARI
19
MF
SELANGOR
12.
MUHAMMAD RAIMI SHAMSUL
18
MF
SELANGOR
13.
MOHD AIMAN AFIF MD AFIZUL
19
MF
KEDAH
14.
MUHAMMAD AMIRUL AKMAL SAFARINIZAM
18
MF
KEDAH
15.
MUHAMAD AIMAN FARHAN MUHAMAD FAUZI
18
LB
KEDAH
16.
MUHAMMAD FAIZ AMER RUNNIZAR
17
DF
AMD B-17
17.
MOHAMMAD MARWAN ABDUL RAHMAN
17
DF
AMD B-17
18.
MUHAMMAD KHAIRI SUFFIAN KHAINEYUSRI
17
FW
AMD B-17
19.
SYAHMI ADIB HAIKAL MOHD SHUKRI
17
GK
AMD B-17
20.
ZIAD EL BASHEER NORHISHAM
17
MF
AMD B-17
21.
YUSERIL YUSEKIL
18
MF
SABAH
22.
MOHD NASIP MOHAMMAD ZAIN
19
FW
SABAH
23.
ALAN LAGANG KERYER
19
MF
SARAWAK UNITED
24.
MUHAMMAD AZAM AZMI MURAD
19
MF
TERENGGANU FC
25.
MUHAMMAD RAHADIAZLI RAHALIM
19
GK
TERENGGANU FC
26.
MUHD MUSLIHUDDIN ATIQ MAT ZAHID
19
MF
TERENGGANU FC
27.
AHMAD IRFAN IBRAHIM
19
GK
TERENGGANU FC
28.
MUHAMMAD RIEZMAN IRFAN MUSTAFAH
19
GK
PAHANG
29.
ZACHRY RAIFF GHAZIE YEOH
18
MF
BROOKE HOUSE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ACADEMY
30.
WAN AHMAD KUZRI WAN AHMAD KAMAL
18
MF
ST. LOIUS FOOTBALL ACADEMY