FAM: Malaysian team will not play in North Korea


Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin: 'Money isn’t everything ... but good management, right choice of coach and a team with a good balance in depth is.'

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Government has barred the national football team from playing North Korea in Pyongyang due to security reasons.

Coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee's men are due to kick off their Asian Cup Group B campaign against North Korea at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang on March 28. The other teams in the group are Hong Kong and Lebanon.

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