Bad boy Faizal returns to national duty with development squad


Terengganu's Faizal Saari run with a ball past Perak's Mohamad Zulhamizan Awang Abas during the 54th TNB Tun Abdul Razak cup 2016 . . -- M. Azhar Arif/The Star 25 May 2016

KUALA LUMPUR: Terengganu forward Faizal Saari is back in the national team’s reckoning.

The 24-year-old, who was suspended for six months by the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC) last November for his failure to turn up for training, has been included as an attachment player in coach Wallace Tan’s national development squad.

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