Vietnam U23's opponent receives bad news.

Attacking midfielder Aiman ​​Afif suffered an injury after the friendly match between the Malaysia U23 team and the Qatar U23 team. He is an important player for the Southeast Asian team. He can play well as a forward and has made nearly 20 appearances for the Malaysia U23 team.

Aiman ​​Afif, born in 2001, currently plays for Kedah Darul Aman FC. He was once considered a prodigy of Malaysian football when he started playing professionally at the age of 19.

" It's a bit unfortunate that Aiman ​​Afif has suffered an injury. We need to assess the extent of his injury. Several other players are also in the process of recovering ," said head coach Juan Torres Garrido.

Midfielder Aiman ​​Afif suffered an injury ahead of the U23 Asian Championship.

In their recent friendly match, the Malaysian U23 team suffered a 0-1 defeat against Qatar U23. Ahmed Husham scored from a penalty kick at the end of the first half. This was one of two friendly matches for coach Juan Torres Garrido's team ahead of the 2024 AFC U23 Asian Championship. Prior to this, they also lost 1-2 to the Chinese U23 team.

Coach Juan Torres Garrido believes that friendly matches like the one against Qatar are very beneficial for the Malaysian U23 team. The team can learn how to adapt when facing fast and strong opponents.

" We faced some difficulties in the first half due to the opponent's pace of play. However, the whole team gradually took control of the game in the second half as we adapted better ," said Garrido.

Coach Juan Torres Garrido of the Malaysia U23 team.

Malaysia's U23 team has announced its 28-player squad for the 2024 AFC U23 Asian Championship. This list includes only three players who participated in the second round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers last March: Harith Haiqal, Mukhairi Ajmal, and Nooa Laine. Coach Juan Torres Garrido and his players will travel to Qatar in early April to prepare for the tournament.

Malaysia U23 will play their opening match against Uzbekistan U23 on April 17th. Following that, they will face Vietnam U23 (April 20th) and Kuwait U23 (April 23rd).

Van Hai

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