2023 M-League fixtures synergised with national squad preparations - MFL
26 Jan 2023 09:33pm
Malaysia Football League (MFL) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stuart Ramalingam speaks at a press conference on the 2023 Malaysia League Calendar at Wisma FAM today. - BERNAMA
Malaysian Football League (MFL) chief executive officer Stuart Ramalingam said the fixtures were planned in coherence with Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), whose president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin and MFL President Datuk Ab Ghani Hassan were involved in every stage of discussions.
"I can say that the MFL has done everything possible to ensure the national squad’s priority is given due consideration. We feel the FAM too are happy and satisfied with MFL’s efforts.
"We are sure that the cooperation between the FAM and MFL in drafting the calendar this year will ensure a smooth schedule that will not require unplanned changes. I am grateful to Datuk Hamidin and Datuk Ab Ghani,” he said.
Stuart was speaking to reporters after a briefing on the 2023 M-League calendar at Wisma FAM in Kelana Jaya, here today.
He added that though the M-League season would be stretched a little longer, starting on Feb 24 and ending on Dec 17, featuring 182 matches, the extended duration was to accommodate proposals for the national squad's centralised training.
The national squad coached by Kim Pan Gon will be involved in five international fixtures in March, June, September, October and November before heading to the 2023 Asia Cup scheduled in Qatar in January 2024.- BERNAMA
