PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian women’s football team made a roaring start to their 2026 Asian Cup qualifying campaign, edging Palestine 1-0 in a gritty Group H opener at the Pamir Central Stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Sunday.
Farahiyah Ridzuan emerged the match-winner with a clinical strike in the 85th minute but it was goalkeeper Nurul Azurin Mazlan who stood tall as Malaysia’s rock at the back.
