Malaysia call up naturalised player Sumareh

Gambian-born Mohamadou Sumareh has earned his maiden international call-up to the Malaysia national football team since acquiring his citizenship.

The Pahang star, who became a naturalised Malaysian in July after living in the country since the age of 12, was named in head coach Tan Cheng Hoe's 24-man squad for friendly matches against Sri Lanka on October 12 and the Kyrgyz Republic on October 16.

Both matches are part of the Harimau Malaya's preparations for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup.

Matthew Davies, who has also been called up for both the matches, tweeted his approval of his club team-mate's inclusion.

Well done Moh Sumareh, will do big things for our national team ? Well deserved https://t.co/lmGMDymZpd
— Matthew Davies (@matttdavies2) October 2, 2018

Should Sumareh make his international bow, he would become the first footballer to represent Malaysia despite having no blood ties to the country.

Malaysia squad in full:

#	Name	Age	Position	Team
1	Hafizul Hakim Khairul Nizam Jothy	25	Goalkeeper	Perak
2	Haziq Nadzli	20	Goalkeeper	Johor Darul Ta’zim
3	Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	29	Goalkeeper	Melaka United
4	Shahrul Saad	25	Defender	Perak
5	Amirul Azhan Aznan	25	Defender	Perak
6	Adam Nor Azlin	22	Defender	Johor Darul Ta’zim
7	Fazly Mazlan	25	Defender	Johor Darul Ta’zim II
8	Syazwan Andik Ishak	22	Defender	Kuala Lumpur
9	Irfan Zakaria	23	Defender	Kuala Lumpur
10	Matthew Davies	23	Defender	Pahang
11	Rawilson Batuil	24	Defender	Sabah
12	Kenny Pallraj	25	Midfielder	Perak
13	Syamer Kutty Abba	21	Midfielder	Johor Darul Ta’zim
14	Akram Mahinan	25	Midfielder	Kedah
15	Azzizan Nordin	24	Midfielder	Sabah
16	Mahalli Jasuli	29	Midfielder	PKNS
17	Nor Hakim Hassan	27	Winger	Perak
18	Syazwan Zainon	29	Winger	Kedah
19	Akhyar Rashid	19	Winger	Kedah
20	Mohamadou Sumareh	27	Winger	Pahang
21	Syahmi Safari	20	Winger	Selangor
22	Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak	31	Forward	Kuala Lumpur
23	Norshahrul Idlan Talaha	32	Forward	Pahang
24	Shahrel Fikri Fauzi	24	Forward	Nakhon Ratchasima