PM congratulates football squad
Published on: Friday, August 18, 2017
Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak congratulated the men's national football team for defeating Singapore 2-1 in Group A of the SEA Games football competition at the Shah Alam Stadium on Wednesday night."What a comeback ! Congratulations Malaysian football team ! #BangkitBersama #Malaysia #Negaraku #Kebanggaanku #KL2017," said Najib on his Twitter.In the second Group A match, Malaysia beat Singapore and registered their second consecutive win through goals scored by Muhamad Nor Azam Abdul Azih and N.Thanabalan.
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Despite the win, which increased the number of points to six, Malaysia remained in second spot behind Myanmar who also registered their second consecutive win by beating Laos 3-1 in another Group A match played at the UiTM Stadium here.Malaysia will play against Myanmar on Aug 21, before completing their Group A fixtures against Laos on Aug 23. Meanwhile, the national women's football squad crashed to a second defeat on Thursday when they were thrashed 5-0 by Myanmar.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Malaysia will next take on Thailand on Aug 20 before the final match against Vietnam on Aug 24.
