Hard at work: The national players undergoing training at Wisma FAM in Kelana Jaya yesterday. Malaysia face North Korea in the Asian Cup qualifying Group B match in Thailand on Friday. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star
PETALING JAYA: National football coach Eduardo Vingada will have only 23 players at his disposal for the 2019 Asian Cup qualifying Group B double header against North Korea in Thailand on Friday and Monday.
The Portuguese coach was forced to drop Kedah midfielder Baddrol Bakhtiar and Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) striker Darren Lok due to injuries. There was further bad news as defender Junior Eldstal, another JDT player, withdrew due to personal commitments.
