Reaching Under-17 Asian Cup a miniature victory in road to 2030


CONGRATULATIONS are in order for the national football Under-16 side for having earned a ticket to the AFC Asian Cup Under-17 tournament next year after a successful qualifying campaign in Indonesia.

In doing so, the team, housed under one roof as the cream of the crop at the Mokhtar Dahari Academy (AMD) in Gambang, Pahang, have succeeded in emulating the previous generations from 2004, 2008, 2014, 2016 and 2018.

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