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Hamidin defends FAM's decision to stay out of ACC2020

The 2020 Asean Club Championship will see 12 teams from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia and Brunei competing for the main prize.

One obvious omission from the list is Malaysia as Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have already decided to have no part in the current iteration of the tournament that is scheduled for middle of 2020.

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While the competition has yet to get the blessing from Asian Football Confederation (AFC), FAM sees further difficulties in accommodating extra fixtures into their domestic season.