By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, June 15 — Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has congratulated the Harimau Malaya squad that qualified on merit for the 2023 Asian Cup finals after beating Bangladesh 4-1 yesterday. He also expressed his gratitude for the success achieved by the team...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — Malaysia ended their more than 40-year wait to qualify on merit for the 2023 Asian Cup by scoring an emotional victory over Bangladesh at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil here tonight.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — Malaysians once again flocked to the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil here today to support the national football team, who are on the verge of creating history by qualifying for the 2023 Asian Cup finals.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The 1-2 loss to Bahrain in the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers last night will not affect Harimau Malaya’s focus in their final Group E match against Bangladesh at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Tuesday, according to several players.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Malaysia beat higher-ranked team Turkmenistan 3-1 in their first Group E match of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil here, last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — It has been 15 years since Malaysia last made an appearance in the Asian Cup when the country co-hosted the football tournament in 2007.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — After beating Hong Kong 2-0 last night, experienced midfielder Safiq Rahim admitted that the Harimau Malaya squad are desperate to succeed and aim to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — Young Harimau Malaya need to recover from their 1- 2 loss at the hands of Timor Leste's Under 23 (U-23) team in an international match played behind closed doors at UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Head coach Kim Pan Gon held his first official training session with the Harimau Malaya today, overseeing 25 of the 30 players shortlisted for the stint ahead of next week’s FAS Three-Nation 2022 Series.

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 20 — The limit for supporters to watch the final round of the 2023 Asian Cup football qualifiers at stadiums is 50 per cent of the stadium capacity or a maximum of 20,000 fans, said Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The Harimau Malaya squad now has the best opportunity to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup in China with the home ground advantage after Malaysia was selected as one of the six hosts for the final round qualifiers in June.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — “I need to make way for someone who is better suited to take the national team to a higher level.” That is the explanation given by Tan Cheng Hoe following his decision to resign as Harimau Malaya head coach, a position he had held for four years since being appointed in...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Tan Cheng Hoe has resigned as the head coach of the Harimau Malaya following Malaysia's failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2020 in Singapore last month, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) announced today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — Malaysia's hope of booking an early semifinal ticket suffered a setback when they were beaten 3-0 by Vietnam in their Group B match of the 2020 AFF Cup championship at Bishan Stadium in Singapore last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Malaysia proved pundits right as they demolished Cambodia 3-1 in their opening Group B match of the 2020 Asean Football Federation (AFF) Cup at Bishan Stadium, Singapore yesterday evening.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 —  The Harimau Malaya squad have been dealt a blow just a day before the first match of their 2020 AFF Cup campaign against Cambodia, as two of their players have tested positive for Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Malaysia paid dearly for the hasty moves by the national squad defence when they were hammered 0-4 in the first Tier 1 international friendly match in Amman, Jordan, yesterday (October 6).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — The national football team, who will be competing in round three of the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers next February, are disappointed that their application to hold friendly football matches at the end of this month was not approved by the relevant authorities.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — One dream is over.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — The national football team’s trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ended with a dismal defeat again as The Whites trounced the Harimau Malaya 4-0 in their Group G second-round 2022 World Cup/2023 Asian Cup qualifying match in Dubai early this morning.