JDT kick-start season as favourites against Kedah in new stadium

Calm before the storm: Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) coach Benjamin Mora (right) and captain Hariss Harun speaking at a press conference yesterday. — NUR AISYAH MAZALAN/The Star

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A brand new stadium and two new stars on one side, a fresh Asian experience and a hope for a repeat of three years ago on the other.

Johor Darul Ta’zim will open the 2020 Super League at their made-for-football Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in the Charity Shield match against Kedah tonight. Hosts JDT, who have won the title the last two years, will be the favourites but Kedah know they can be party-poopers.