Age is just a number


Hard at work: Newly-appointed head coach Eduardo Vingada (centre) giving instructions to the national team during a centralised training session at Padang Seri Gelam in Johor Baru on Monday. — ABDUL RAHMAN EMBONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Newly-appointed head coach Eduardo Vingada has no problems having oldies in the national football team.

The 64-year-old Portuguese said that he was fine with the selection of several overage players for the 2019 Asian Cup qualifying campaign against Lebanon at the Larkin Stadium on June 13.

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