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A job well done: National Under-23 coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee (left) walking with Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin upon his arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport yesterday. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

SEPANG: The national Under-23 football team and coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee will be amply rewarded after qualifying for next year’s AFC Under-23 Championship Finals in China.

Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary-general Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin said the 22-member squad will receive RM6,000 each. And more rewards are expected to come their way.

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