Nine players from the Malaysia Under-23 squad that competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia have been included in the list of 24 players called up to the senior national team's training camp from September 3 to prepare for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup.
The players are Akhyar Rasyid and overage player Rizal Ghazali (Kedah); Adam Nor Azlin, Safawi Rasid and Syafiq Ahmad (Johor Darul Ta’zim); Irfan Zakaria and Syazwan Andik Ishak (Kuala Lumpur); and Nik Akif Syahiran (Kelantan) and Syahmi Safari (Selangor).
They were part of the young Tigers squad that reached the Round of 16 and lost to Japan.
"They have been called up for two Class A international friendly matches, namely against Chnese Taipei in Taipei City on September 7 and Cambodia in Phnom Penh on September 10," read a statement released by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).
For the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup, which will kick off on November 8, Malaysia are in Group A with Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar.
The players are Akhyar Rasyid and overage player Rizal Ghazali (Kedah); Adam Nor Azlin, Safawi Rasid and Syafiq Ahmad (Johor Darul Ta’zim); Irfan Zakaria and Syazwan Andik Ishak (Kuala Lumpur); and Nik Akif Syahiran (Kelantan) and Syahmi Safari (Selangor).
They were part of the young Tigers squad that reached the Round of 16 and lost to Japan.
"They have been called up for two Class A international friendly matches, namely against Chnese Taipei in Taipei City on September 7 and Cambodia in Phnom Penh on September 10," read a statement released by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).
For the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup, which will kick off on November 8, Malaysia are in Group A with Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar.
MALAYSIA SQUAD IN FULL
| # | Name | Age | Position | Team |
| 1 | Farizal Marlias | 32 | Goalkeeper | Johor Darul Ta’zim |
| 2 | Hafizul Hakim Khairul Nizam Jothy | 25 | Goalkeeper | Perak |
| 3 | Khairul Fahmi Che Mat | 29 | Goalkeeper | Melaka United |
| 4 | Adam Nor Azlin | 22 | Defender | Johor Darul Ta’zim |
| 5 | Fazly Mazlan | 25 | Defender | Johor Darul Ta’zim II |
| 6 | Shahrul Saad | 25 | Defender | Perak |
| 7 | Amirul Azhan Aznan | 25 | Defender | Perak |
| 8 | Rizal Ghazali | 26 | Defender | Kedah |
| 9 | Syazwan Andik Ishak | 22 | Defender | Kuala Lumpur |
| 10 | Rawilson Batuil | 24 | Defender | Sabah |
| 11 | Syafiq Ahmad | 23 | Forward | Johor Darul Ta’zim |
| 12 | Safawi Rasid | 21 | Forward | Johor Darul Ta’zim |
| 13 | Nazmi Faiz Mansor | 24 | Midfielder | Johor Darul Ta’zim |
| 14 | Nasir Basharudin | 28 | Midfielder | Perak |
| 15 | Akram Mahinan | 25 | Midfielder | Kedah |
| 16 | Syazwan Zainon | 29 | Midfielder | Kedah |
| 17 | Akhyar Rashid | 19 | Midfielder | Kedah |
| 18 | Irfan Zakaria | 23 | Midfielder | Kuala Lumpur |
| 19 | Nik Akif Syahiran Nik Mat | 19 | Midfielder | Kelantan |
| 20 | Mahalli Jasuli | 29 | Midfielder | PKNS |
| 21 | Syahmi Safari | 20 | Midfielder | Selangor |
| 22 | Zaquan Adha Abd Radzak | 31 | Forward | Kuala Lumpur |
| 23 | Shahrel Fikri Fauzi | 24 | Forward | Nakhon Ratchasima |
| 24 | Norshahrul Idlan Talaha | 32 | Forward | Pahang |