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Vingada defends team selection amidst furor

Nelo Vingada has moved to explained that age does not play a factor in his selection for Lebanon

Nelo Vingada has begun his duties as the new Malaysia national team head coach after 14 players turned up for the start of the centralised training camp ahead of Malayan Tigers' first outing in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers against Lebanon on 13 June.

With the postponement of the tie against North Korea that was scheduled for 8 June and no replacement friendly planned, Vingada will go head-on into that match against Lebanon without a chance to have a test players in a competitive environment.