Cheng Hoe ropes in Baddrol, Afiq to reinforce engine room


PETALING JAYA: National football coach Tan Cheng Hoe is looking to solidify the midfield for the 2022 World Cup-2023 Asian Cup Group G qualifying matches against Thailand and Indonesia.

The former Kedah coach has called up his captain Baddrol Bakhtiar and Johor Darul Ta’zim’s Afiq Fazail to keep a tight rein in the centre of the field.

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