KUALA LUMPUR – The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has denied allegations by a Cambodian football news portal that the Harimau Malaya squad plan to withdraw from the remaining 2022 World Cup / 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers as well as and AFF Suzuki Cup competition.
FAM secretary-general Stuart Ramalingam in a brief statement said the foreign media report on the website was untrue.
"We at FAM do not have any plans to withdraw from any of the stated competitions," he explained briefly in a WhatsApp message, today.
The media report stated that Malaysia planned to withdraw due to the COVID-19 pandemic which had affected the national team's preparations for the two tournaments.
Earlier, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had decided to postpone the 2022 World Cup / 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers due to the current situation with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. – Bernama, November 17, 2020
