Syed Saddiq hopes Malaysian football can mature from defeat

For a greater cause: (from left) SIC chairman Tan Sri Azman Yahya, Petronas president and CEO Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin, Khairul Idham Pawi, Fabio Quartararo, Franco Morbidelli, Ayumu Sasaki, John McPhee, Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, SIC CEO Datuk Razlan Razali and Petronas Sprinta Racing team manager Johan Stigefelt posing for a photo after a press conference at the Silverstone Circuit on Friday.

SILVERSTONE: It’s a good show but Malaysian football need some soul searching.

This was the assessment made by Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman after the Under-23 team helmed by coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee lost 0-1 to Japan in the last-16 match at the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium on Friday.