KUALA LUMPUR: Six Selangor FC players have been ruled out of Harimau Malaya’s Tier 1 international friendlies against China and Yemen on Nov 14 and 17 due to injuries.
The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said today (Nov 9) it had received an official letter from Selangor informing the national body that all six players sustained injuries following Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final second leg against Kuching City FC.
The affected players are Nooa Laine, Ahmad Zikri Khalili, A. Selvan, Sikh Izhan Nazrel Sikh Azman, Syahir Bashah and Harith Haiqal Adam Afkar.
FAM said it acknowledged the situation and respected the circumstances faced by the club and the players.
Interim national head coach Tan Cheng Hoe has since called up five players from the standby list to fill up the vacancies.
They are Terengganu FC duo Suhaimi Husin and Safwan Mazlan, Sabah FC’s Dominic Tan, Kuching City FC’s Ariff Farhan Md Isa and Kuala Lumpur City FC’s Syafiq Ahmad.
Harimau Malaya will face China on Nov 14 before taking on Yemen three days later.
