Mohd Rozaimi Abdul Rahman of Sabah is on the national Olympic coach Ong Kim Swee’s radar.
The midfield sensation who emerged as the State Reserve League squad’s top scorer could make it into the national Olympic team if he impresses the national head coach.
He is among the 11 players called up by Ong to compliment the current squad of 18 players to face English Premier League side Chelsea in a friendly on July 21.
Ong, quoted by the national news agency – Bernama – yesterday said that he would be using the friendly to test the 11 players before absorbing them into the Harimau Muda A squad.
If Rozaimi makes the cut, he will be the first player from Sabah to have made it into the Harimau Muda A side.
“The new players can be roped into the Harimau Muda A team which is also known as the Olympic squad, provided they are registered seven days before a match,” he was quoted as saying by Bernama yesterday.
The 11 new players who were picked from Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Perak, Sabah, Felda United, Kuala Lumpur, Pahang and Selangor PKNS and the 18 Harimau Muda A players will report for centralised training at Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya on July 11, 10 days before the Chelsea match at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on July 21.
The squad will then leave to Slovakia to undergo training and play friendly matches from July 23 to Aug 28.
The Olympic squad has been given the opportunity to play against Chelsea while the senior squad under coach Datuk K. Rajagobal, playing in the World Cup qualifier will play against Arsenal (July 13) and Liverpool (July 16).
Rajagobal’s boys would not be able to play against Chelsea because two days later they are scheduled to play against Singapore in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match in the Republic (July 23).
Meanwhile, the Olympic squad that advanced to the third round of the 2012 London Olympics qualifier, after beating Pakistan 2-0 and Lebanon 2-1, has been drawn in Group C for the third round matches. Group C comprises Syria, Bahrain and Japan.
The 11 players called up are Mohd Izuan Solahuddin (Kelantan), Mohd Zubir Mohd Azmi (Terengganu), Mohamad Faizal Abu Bakar (Kedah), Mohd Syazwan Mohd Roslan (Perak), Mohd Rozaimi Abd Rahman (Sabah), Mohd Syazwan Zainon, Azrul Azmi (Felda United), Ahmad Hazwan Bakri (Kuala Lumpur), Famirul Asraf Sayuti (Pahang), Mohd Azrif Nasrulhaq, Mohd Khairul Akhyar (PKNS).
Harimau Muda A comprises Abdul Shukor Jusoh, Gary Stevan Robbat, Izzaq Faris Ramlan, Mohamad Amer Saidin, Mohd Affize Faisal Mamat, Mohd Fandi Othman, Mohd Ferris Daniel Mat Nasir, Mohd Irfan Fazail, Mohd Izham Tarmizi, Muhammad Zamir Selamat, Nazirul Naim Che Hashim, K. Sasikumar, Syahrul Azwari Ibrahim, A. Thamil Arasu, Wan Zack Haikal Wan Nor, Wan Zaharulnizam Wan Zakaria, Muhammad Nazmi Faiz, Muhammad Syazwan Tajuddin.
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