Negri duo still pinching themselves over surprise inclusion


Listen up: L. Kalaiharasan (third from left) and Sean Eugene Selvaraj (fourth from left) listening to coach Ong Kim Swee’s briefing before training at Wisma FAM in Kelana Jaya.

PETALING JAYA: Negri Sembilan’s L. Kalaiharasan and Sean Eugene Selvaraj are still coming to terms with their surprise inclusion in the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games football training squad.

What makes the two 21-year-olds different from the rest is that they are the only two President’s Cup players in the 22-man squad who left for Xiangtan, China, yesterday for an eight-day playing tour.

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