Syahmi relishes three-way fight for rightback slot


Syahmi Safari during a training session. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: One position that will be hotly contested in the national training camp for the World Cup 2022 and Asia Cup 2023 qualifiers is the rightback spot.

National coach Tan Cheng Hoe had selected three rightbacks – Matthew Davies (Johor Darul Ta’zim), Rizal Ghazali (Kedah) and Syahmi Safari (Selangor) – for his 28-men squad currently training in Johor Baru.

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