KUALA LUMPUR: Coach Kim Pan Gon has retained 16 of his 24 national
players for the World Cup qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan (June 6) and Taiwan (June 11).
The new recruits roped in by Pan Gon include goalkeepers Kalamullah Al-Hafiz Mat Rowi (Kedah) and Abid Ra'op (Penang), Feroz Baharudin (Johor Darul Ta'zim), Declan Lambert (KL City), Syafiq (Kedah) and Engku Shakir Engku Yacob (Terengganu).
Missing from the squad due to injuries are Faisal Halim, Arif Aiman Hanapi, Azam Azmi Murad, and Romel Morales.
Pan Gon has also listed 22 players on the standby list, including JDT's Afiq Fazail and Nathaniel Shio, Selangor's Aliff Haiqal Lokman Hakim Lau and Mukhairi Ajmal Mahadi.
The squad:
Goalkeepers: Syihan Hazmi Mohamed, Azri Ghani, Sikh Izhan Nazrel Sikh Azman, Kalamullah Al-Hafiz Mat Rowi
Defenders: Matthew Davies, Shahrul Saad, La'Vere Corbin-Ong, Declan Lambert, Daniel Ting, Safwan Mazlan, Dion Cools, Adib Abdul Ra'op, Dominic Tan, Feroz Baharudin
Midfielders: Syamer Kutty Abba, Nooa Laine, Brendan Gan, Paulo Josue, Endrick Dos Santos, Stuart Wilkin
Forwards: Haqimi Azim Rosli, Safawi Rasid, Akhyar Rashid, Engku Muhammad Nur Shakir Engku Yacob, Syafiq Ahmad, Darren Lok
