Former English club player Darren gets national call up


The national football coach Ong Kim Swee speaks to the team after a training session at Wisma FAM in Kelana Jaya, May 24, 2016. GLENN GUAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Mixed-heritage striker Darren Lok is racing against time to be included in the national team’s 2019 Asian Cup playoff match.

The 24-year-old is close to being granted Malaysian citizenship and will be available for the national team’s playoff match against Timor Leste on June 2 – if he gets his Malaysian passport by Thursday.

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