PETALING JAYA: The national football team's preparations for next month's pre-Asia Cup tournament took a further blow when striker Akmal Rizal Rakhli was ruled out from the two-leg tournament after undergoing surgery for appendicitis here yesterday.
National coach Allan Harris confirmed that the Kedah striker would not be able to feature in his plans for the pre-Asia Cup and has hinted that he may call up another striker to join the team.
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