PETALING JAYA (13 Sept 2009) – Striker Abdul Manaf Mamat has impressed Malaysian head coach K. Rajagobal where his two-goal on the weekend helped the Under-23 team to a 5-0 win over Lesotho in a friendly.
“Manaf was with me when I was handling the U16 team (in 2004). I dropped him to give him a chance to develop and show to me what he’s worth,“ said Rajagobal (pix).
The team which is being prepared for the SEA Games in Laos have decided on a series of friendlies in their run-up to the region’s biggest sporting event as opposed to taking part in a competitive atmosphere.
The Malaysians who have been struggling with the strike force of late, were again late off the block when they opened account only in the 43rd minute when striker Zaquan Adha Abd Radzak made good on a defensive error before Norshahrul Idlan Talaha added the second goal a few minutes later.
Substitute Manaf then blasted in two goals in the 83rd and 90th minute as Amirulhadi Zainal then contributed the other for the final score line.
sources: aseanfootball.org
Manaf Mamat, Terengganu striker is another promising player has been introduced by K Rajagobal. Competing in Malaysian Super League partnering with Azlan Ismail and Ashari Shamsudin, Manaf Mamat really made an impact in MSL following FAM decision of banning foreign player. The player was part of Malaysian U19 squad during AFC U19 2006 in India. Then, he was called up by K Rajagobal after main striker, Zaquan Adha suffered ACL during tournament played at Brasil.
Currently, Malaysian U23 that will be competing in Sea Games already have Zaquan Adha, Norshahrul Idlan Talaha, Farderin Kadir, Shakir Ali and A Fakri Shaarani playing in front. Adding Manaf Mamat to the list will create health competition among them. Rajagobal will use Malaysia Cup to finalise the squad.
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