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Cheng Hoe confident Safawi's desire to play for Malaysia will always be there

Malaysia head coach Tan Cheng Hoe has praised the growing importance of rising star Safawi Rasid in his team, and is adamant that the player will always be committed to the national team.

The Johor Darul Ta'zim star was the man of the match in Harimau Malaya's 7-1 drubbing of Timor-Leste in their first leg first play-off round match on Friday, bagging two goals and two assists.

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On Monday, when asked by Goal in the second leg pre-match press conference, Cheng Hoe spoke of the forward's commitment to improving, as well his loyalty to the national team.