Perak striker eyes place in World Cup qualifying team

Full confidence: Shahrel (in yellow) says he can do his best for Perak to impress the national team selectors.

PETALING JAYA: Striker Shahrel Fikri Md Fauzi is saving his best for the shortened Super League to secure a place in the 2022 World Cup-2023 Asia Cup team.

The 24-year-old Shahrel will be playing for Perak when the league resumes in September but his eyes are on the national team’s World Cup campaign that will continue with the Group G qualifiers against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abu Dhabi on Oct 8.