KUALA LUMPUR: National Under-19 coach Bojan Hodak hopes his side will be competitive enough to produce a decent show at the AFC Championship in Indonesia on Oct 18-Nov 4. "However, we should be happy that we are not in the same group with teams like Japan, South Korea and Australia. The 47-year-old's 27-member squad, comprising President's Cup and Youth Cup players, gathered for centralised training last weekend at Wisma FAM in Kelana Jaya. The Croatian did not include his top players as they have commitments with their respective Super League and Premier League teams. "Last year, our team only had Kedah's Akhyar Rashid playing in the Super League, but today we have about 11 players in the M-League.

Source: New Strait Times May 22, 2018 10:30 UTC