Cheng Hoe wants players to sacrifice Raya celebration for 2020 WC qualifier


  • Football
  • Thursday, 18 Apr 2019

Calm before the storm: National coach Tan Cheng Hoe posing for a photograph during the 2020 World Cup qualifiers draw at the AFC House in Bukit Jalil yesterday. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

BUKIT JALIL: National coach Tan Cheng Hoe has asked his charges to sacrifice their Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration when duty calls.

Malaysia will take on Timor Leste in the first qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup in a two-leg fixture with the first scheduled on June 6 in Kuala Lumpur and the return in Timor Leste on June 11.

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