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.


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:

#NameAgePositionTeam
1Hafizul Hakim Khairul Nizam Jothy25GoalkeeperPerak
2Haziq Nadzli20GoalkeeperJohor Darul Ta’zim
3Khairul Fahmi Che Mat29GoalkeeperMelaka United
4Shahrul Saad25DefenderPerak
5Amirul Azhan Aznan25DefenderPerak
6Adam Nor Azlin22DefenderJohor Darul Ta’zim
7Fazly Mazlan25DefenderJohor Darul Ta’zim II
8Syazwan Andik Ishak22DefenderKuala Lumpur
9Irfan Zakaria23DefenderKuala Lumpur
10Matthew Davies23DefenderPahang
11Rawilson Batuil24DefenderSabah
12Kenny Pallraj25MidfielderPerak
13Syamer Kutty Abba21MidfielderJohor Darul Ta’zim
14Akram Mahinan25MidfielderKedah
15Azzizan Nordin24MidfielderSabah
16Mahalli Jasuli29MidfielderPKNS
17Nor Hakim Hassan27WingerPerak
18Syazwan Zainon29WingerKedah
19Akhyar Rashid19WingerKedah
20Mohamadou Sumareh27WingerPahang
21Syahmi Safari20WingerSelangor
22Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak31ForwardKuala Lumpur
23Norshahrul Idlan Talaha32ForwardPahang
24Shahrel Fikri Fauzi24ForwardNakhon Ratchasima