Malaysia can have bigger squad for Olympic Games if U-23 boys make cut

Clarifying matters: Paris Olympics chef de mission Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin (centre) speaking at a press conference. Together with him are deputy chef de mission Datuk Nicol David and OCM secretary-general Datuk Nazifuddin Najib.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia can avoid sending one of the smallest contingents for the Olympic Games in Paris if the Under-23 football squad can defy the odds.

To qualify for the Games, the squad led by Juan Torres Garrido must aim to get to the semi-finals of the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup, from April 15-May 3 in Doha, Qatar.