Brendan gets in but Safee is out


Kelantan Brendan Gan (left) fights for the ball with Azmirul Azmi (right) during their match at Stadium Selayang. AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Kelantan midfielder Brendan Gan has received a surprise maiden call-up to the national team.

National coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee has named the 27-year-old Australia-born playmaker in the 23-man squad for Malaysia’s last World Cup qualifying match in Group A against Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah on March 24.

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