A football team from Eton College, a prestigious college in England, arrived here today to play a series of friendly matches with the national youth and Pahang youth teams during their 14-day tour of Malaysia.
Featuring among the 20 players onboard the Eton College team is Tengku Abdul Fahad Mu'adzam Sultan Ahmad Shah, who is the son of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president.
Eton coach Andy Jenning said his team was slated to hold friendly matches against the Malaysian national youth teams (U-16 & U-17) and the Pahang state (U-17 & U-18) teams here.
"The friendly matches will be a good pre-season training for the college as Eton is aiming high to secure the crown of the Boodles-ISFA (Independent Schools Football Association) for next season," he told reporters here today.
ISFA, organises the Boodles ISFA Cup, a knockout competition among ISFA member schools.
The team arrived at a leading hotel here this morning and they were received by the Sultanah of Pahang Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom, FAM vice president Datuk Subahan Kamal and FAM secretary general Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad.
Tengku Abdul Fahad, 17, said he was excited to be back to Malaysia and the prospect of playing against the Malaysian and Pahang youth teams.
"We're expecting good results and hope to perform well as part of our preparation for the ISFA 2011-2012 season," he said.
The Eton team will play four friendlies, namely against the national U-16 and U-17 sides at the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MBPJ) stadium and two matches against the Pahang U-17 and U-18 teams, in Kuantan.
Fixtures:
Aug 26 - Malaysia U-16 vs Eton College (1630) MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya
Aug 28 - Malaysia U-17 vs Eton College (1630) MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya
Sept 1 - Pahang U-17 vs Eton College (1630) Kuantan, Pahang
Sept 2 - Pahang U-18 vs Eton College (1630) Kuantan, Pahang
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