KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Six Selangor FC players named in the Harimau Malaya squad for the Tier 1 International Friendly matches against China and Yemen on November 14 and 17 respectively will be unable to join the national team due to injuries.

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) confirmed that it received an official letter from Selangor FC today informing the association that all six players sustained injuries following the second-leg FA Cup semi-final match against Kuching City FC last night.

The players affected are Nooa Laine, Ahmad Zikri Khalili, A Selvan, Sikh Izhan Nazrel Sikh Azman, Syahir Bashah and Harith Haiqal Adam Afkar.

“FAM takes note of the matter and respects the situation faced by the club and the players concerned,” FAM said in a statement today.

Following this, Harimau Malaya Interim Head Coach Tan Cheng Hoe has called up five players from the standby list to fill the vacancies in the national squad.

The five players are Suhaimi Husin and Safwan Mazlan (Terengganu FC), Dominic Tan (Sabah FC), Ariff Farhan Md Isa (Kuching City FC) and Syafiq Ahmad (Kuala Lumpur City FC). — Bernama