After months of speculation, the Malaysian FA (FAM) on Friday has confirmed the appointment of Malaysia U-23 assistant head coach Brad Maloney as Malaysia U-19 head coach.
The position has been vacant since May, when the association decided against extending Bojan Hodak's contract. The Croatian successfully led the Young Tigers to their first ever AFF U-19 Youth Championship title in 2018, while taking them to the group stage of the AFC U-19 Championship finals in the same year, but his controversial statement regarding the youth system in the country earlier this year partially led to the two parties' parting of ways.