Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (18 May 2017) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have decided that because of the geo-political tension on the Korean Peninsula the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifying Final Round match between DPR Korea and Malaysia, scheduled for Pyongyang on 8 June, 2017 should be postponed. The game will now be re-scheduled for…
PETALING JAYA (15 May 2017) – Portuguese veteran Nelo Vingada was named as Malaysia’s new coach on Monday, putting him in line for what could be a politically fraught debut in North Korea. Much-travelled Vingada, nicknamed “Professor”, joins from India’s NorthEast United, whom he coached to fifth place in last year’s Indian Super League. For…
PETALING JAYA (11 May 2017) – Malaysia’s football chief on Thursday said he was worried about players being deliberately poisoned if their controversial Asian Cup qualifier goes ahead in North Korea’s Pyongyang. Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim called for the game to be moved to a neutral venue, saying he…
PETALING JAYA (9 May 2017) – The postponed match of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying tie between Malaysia and DPR Korea will be played in Pyongyang on 8 June 2017. This follows the confirmation from the FA of Malaysia (FAM) that no Government travel restrictions are in place. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) then…
PETALING JAYA (5 May 2017) – The Malaysian Futsal Under-20 team fell to a 6-4 loss to Melaka in a friendly that was played last night. Melaka are the current leaders of the Malaysian Futsal League. In the friendly that was played in Krubong, Melaka, the Malaysian youth side – which is being prepared for…
PETALING JAYA (18 April 2017) – We received a number of media queries seeking clarification on the statement published on our website earlier, the Asean Football Federation is indeed aware that the $500,000 donation received via FA of Singapore did come from an NFL club based in Singapore. We apologise if our earlier statement had…