Malaysian football sinks to new low in world ranking - at No. 174

By ERIC SAMUEL

National coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee (second from right) at the first phase of the national team training training in Wisma FAM in Kelana Jaya yesterday. -- M. Azhar Arif/The Star 14 March 2016

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia are 30 spots away from hitting rock bottom in the FIFA world ranking – joining teams like Anguilla, Bahamas, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and Tonga.

In the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday, the national football team have dropped eight spots from No. 166 to No. 174 – their worst in 23 years!

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