Skipper Safiq to miss Asian Cup matches against Timor Leste

JOHOR BAHARU, 1 Mac -- Pemain JDT Safiq Rahim menampan bola dengan tangan ketika diasak pemain FELDA United Gilberto Carlos Marangoni pada perlawanan Liga Super di Stadium Tan Sri Hassan Yunos Larkin, Selasa. --fotoBERNAMA(2016) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

PETALING JAYA: It’s game over for skipper Safiq Rahim.

The Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) inspirational playmaker is still troubled by a thigh injury and will play no part in Malaysia’s two-match Asian Cup playoffs against Timor Leste. The first leg is at the Larkin Stadium in Johor Baru on Thursday. The second leg, also at the Larkin Stadium, is on June 6.