PETALING JAYA, March 7 (Bernama) — National women’s Under-20 (U-20) head coach Cameron Ng admitted that he faced a tough time to finalise his squad of 23 players for the 2024 Asia Cup Qualifying round which starts on March 10.
The coach said the current training squad comprising 26 players who had undergone centralised training had shown total commitment and performance but the coaching panel will give priority to players who can play in various positions (versatile players).
“It is the hardest part of my job because all 26 players have given their 100 percent commitment. Everyday the selection process differs but for the betterment of the team we will select 23 versatile players.
“From the entire squad, two or three can play in more than one position,” he told reporters after wrapping up the final training session at the Football Association of Malaysia’s (FAM) field,” here today.
Cameron said he was satisfied with the performance of the current squad and expressed optimism that the U-20 squad which is also known as Malayan Tigress would rise to the occasion when facing Cambodia on Friday.
The Malayan Tigress squad will leave to Cambodia tomorrow and open their Group G campaign against Cambodia on Friday before taking on Myanmar on Sunday at the Smart RSN Stadium in Phnom Penh.
Only the group champion of each group advance to the second round.
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8. ZARITH SOFEA NOR AZRI 16 SEKOLAH SUKAN MALAYSIA PAHANG
9. NUR NAJWA IRDINA ZAIDI 17 SEKOLAH SUKAN MALAYSIA PAHANG
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12. NUR ADRIENNA ZAMZAIHIRI 19 UNIVERSITI PERTAHANAN NASIONAL MALAYSIA (UPNM)
13. AZZLYEANIEH KINULI 18 SABAH
14. DALIEA ELIESA MOHD HAFIZ 15 SEKOLAH SUKAN NEGERI SELANGOR
15. NUR AMYRA FARIESYA 15 SEKOLAH SUKAN NEGERI SELANGOR
16. NURFARISYA HANIM MUHAMAD ZAKI 19 UNIVERSITI PENDIDIKAN SULTAN IDRIS
17. NUR AMIRAH ABDUL RAHMAN 19 KEDAH
18. NURHADFINA MOHD FIRDAUS 19 PENANG
19. KANCHENJEET KAUR NANUA 17 SMK SEAFIELD, SELANGOR
20. ARECHA PANSIE EFANDI 17 SMK NARINANG, SABAH
21. LAUREN HOH RUYI 17 SEKOLAH ANTARABANGSA BRITISH ENGLISH, THAILAND
22. TIA DANIELLE THESEIRA 19 SEKOLAH ANTARABANGSA ENDICOTT MADRID, SEPANYOL
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Source: BERNAMA News Agency