Vingada finalises Malaysia squad for North Korea double-header

Malaysia head coach Nelo Vingada has finalised his 23-man squad on Monday for the two upcoming 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying matches against North Korea.

Junior Eldstal has been dropped from the Portuguese's preliminary selection, while Ahmad Khairil Anuar Zamri and Hadin Azman have been called up to replace Darren Lok and Baddrol Bakhtiar, who are reportedly injured.

Despite the absence of Eldstal and Lok, the Harimau Malaya squad is still largely dominated by Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) stars with 10 players, followed by Perak with five.

Malaysia, who are currently at the bottom of Group B with just one point from three games, will face North Korea at the Buriram Stadium in Thailand on November 10 and 13.

As they are trailing second-place Hong Kong by four points with one game in hand, Vingada's team must win both matches to keep their hopes of Asian Cup qualification alive.

NAME	POSITION	TEAM
Izham Tarmizi Roslan	Goalkeeper	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Hafizul Hakim Khairul Nizam Jothy	Goalkeeper	Perak
Khairulazhan Khalid	Goalkeeper	Selangor
Azrif Nasrulhaq Badrul Hisham	Defender	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Fadhli Shas	Defender	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Fazly Mazlan	Defender	Johor Darul Ta'zim
S. Kunanlan	Defender	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Amirul Azhan Aznan	Defender	Perak
Nazirul Naim Che Hashim	Defender	Perak
Shahrom Abdul Kalam	Defender	Perak
Adam Nor Azlin	Defender	Selangor
Afiq Fazail	Midfielder	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Ahmad Khairil Anuar Zamri	Midfielder	Perak
Hadin Azman	Midfielder	Felda United
Wan Zack Haikal Wan Nor	Midfielder	Felda United
Nazmi Faiz Mansor	Midfielder	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Safawi Rasid	Midfielder	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Safiq Rahim	Midfielder	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Kiko Insa	Midfielder	Pahang
Nor Azam Abdul Azih	Midfielder	Pahang
Syamer Kutty Abba	Midfielder	Penang
Ahmad Hazwan Bakri	Forward	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Syafiq Ahmad	Forward	Kedah