Under-23 player gets call-up to replace Faiz for AFF Cup

Young guns: Youthful Mukhairi Ajmal Mahadi is still trying to fit into the AFF Cup training squad while Aliff Izwan (below) is a last minute inclusion for the team. — Photo by FAM

PETALING JAYA: National football head coach Kim Pan-gon has called up Under-23 footballer Aliff Izwan Yuslan to join the national training camp for the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Cup, replacing Terengganu winger Mohd Faiz Mohd Nasir, who was dropped due to health issues.

The Harimau Malaya squad are slated to play against Cambodia at National Stadium in Bukit Jalil tomorrow and then against the Maldives at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium in Cheras on Dec 14 in two Tier 1 International friendly matches.