Hosts Malaysia have announced their 2018 AFC U-16 Championship squad, which kicks off on September 20, as they bid to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time.

Comprising entirely of National Football Development Programme (NFDP) players, head coach Lim Teong Kim's selection includes 10 players from Raja Azlan Shah Raja Soib's squad that finished third at the 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.

However, there are no places for Asman Asrul Sukarnain, Fahmi Daniel Zaaim and Nuh Azlan Syah Yusof, who contributed five goals in total for the young Tigers at the tournament in Indonesia last month.
Malaysia, whose best AFC U-16 achievement was reaching the quarter-finals in 2014, begin their campaign against Tajikistan on September 20, followed by Thailand (September 23) and Japan (September 26).

The four teams that progress to the semi-finals automatically qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru.
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1Abdul Alim Al-Amri Ali16Goalkeeper
2Sikh Izhan Nazrel Sikh Azman16Goalkeeper
3Syahmi Adib Haikal Shukri15Goalkeeper
4Ahmad Zikri Khalili16Defender
5Ali Imran Sukari16Defender
6Alias Alan16Defender
7Alif Abdul Mutalib16Defender
8Azannis Adzri Abdul Halim15Defender
9Danish Ishak16Defender
10Firdaus Bin Ramli16Defender
11Hariz Mansor16Defender
12Raimi Shamsul16Defender
13Alif Daniel Abdul Aziz16Midfielder
14Firdaus Kaironnisam16Midfielder
15Harith Haiqal Adam Afkar16Midfielder
16Ikhwan Hafizo16Midfielder
17Syukur Fariz Januri15Midfielder
18Umar Hakeem Suhar Rezwan16Midfielder
19Amirul Azzim Ruzki16Forward
20Danial Amali16Forward
21Harith Naem Jaineh16Forward
22Luqman Hakim Shamsudin16Forward
23Najmudin Akmal Kamal Akmal15Forward