Three JDT players released from national duty due to ACL match commitments

Off duty: Arif Aiman Hanapi (left) will not play in the national football team’s friendly against India in Hyderabad as he joins JDT in preparing for the AFC Champions League Elite match against Shandong Taishan in Jinan on Nov 26. ­— Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The request to release three Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) players from the Harimau Malaya squad is due to travel arrangements for the Southern Tigers’ upcoming AFC Champions League Elite (ACL Elite) Group A match against Shandong Taishan in Jinan on Nov 26.

JDT chief executive officer Alistair Edwards said that JDT are scheduled to leave for China on Nov 21, the day after the players return from national team duty following the international friendly against India in Hyderabad on Monday (Nov 18).