Selangor still submit request for curtain raiser to be postponed
PETALING JAYA: Selangor have submitted an official request to the Malaysian Football League (MFL) to postpone the upcoming Charity Shield match in Johor on Friday.

Selangor Football Association (FAS) deputy president Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar said the request was submitted to the governing body on the basis of security.

“Selangor have officially made a request to the MFL and Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) to postpone the match if both parties agree, and choose not to cancel the fixture on the basis of safety concerns.

“I can’t reveal the safety concerns but we have made the request to MFL. Let them look at it and decide on the next steps that need to be taken,” he said.

This comes after Selangor player Faisal Halim became a victim of an acid attack on Sunday at a shopping mall in Kota Damansara.

Faisal had undergone a four-hour surgery the same night to treat his fourth-degree burns sustained from the attack.

According to FAS chief executive officer Dr Johan Kamal Hamidon, Faisal was splashed with concentrated sulphuric acid, which caused extensive burns to several parts of his body.

Faisal also underwent a second surgery yesterday at a private hospital where he has been admitted into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for 10 days and is expected to be at the hospital for at least three to four weeks.

Faisal’s attack was the second incident in just days after Akhyar Rashid was robbed and assaulted in Kuala Terengganu on Thursday (May 2).
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PETALING JAYA: Selangor have submitted an official request to the Malaysian Football League (MFL) to postpone the upcoming Charity Shield match in Johor on Friday.