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Irfan grateful to be called up, insists Malaysia U-22 need no extra guidance from overaged players

Malaysia U-22 head coach Dato' Ong Kim Swee has revealed one of the overaged players that he may take to the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Manila next month along with the rest of the team.

Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia senior team defender Irfan Zakaria arrived for his first day of centralised training with the Young Tigers at Wisma FAM on Thursday.

When met by the press before training in the evening, the 24-year old defender expressed his gratitude towards the call-up, but insisted that his teammates do not need any special guidance from the overaged squad members.