Kuala Lumpur, Jan 28, 2026 (AFP) - Top Malaysian football officials quit over foreign-born players scandal

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2026-01-28

The entire executive committee of Malaysia's football association resigned on Wednesday, the latest blow in a damaging eligibility row over forged documents used to field foreign-born players in Asian Cup qualifiers. "The resignations are to safeguard the reputation and institutional interests of (the association) and to mitigate the risk of further adverse consequences that could affect Malaysian football as a whole," acting president Yusoff Mah......

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