Malaysian sports administrators lament the dearth of talent in the country but do nothing about it. FMTNews
Instead, football and athletics have recruited foreigners with ancestral ties to Malaysia as well as taken the move to naturalise players.
We keep our fingers crossed that a gifted player would be unearthed in the few development programmes such as the National Football Development Programme .Additionally, the passage of the talented youngsters to a higher level is stifled by the reluctance of state FAs and the FAM to give them a chance. The presence of ‘imports’ does not help them either.
Former internationals can play key roles as talent scouts but to date, it has all been lip service from them. Asian Football Confederation general-secretary, Windsor Paul John, agrees that Malaysia has an abundance of talent but lacks the talent scout culture which he believes is paramount to achieving success.
Other former football internationals like M. Karathu, K. Rajagopal and V. Kalimutu and former National Coaching Board chairman, Sheikh Kamaruddin Sheikh Ahmad, are in agreement that talent scouting, if handled with care, can help put Malaysian football on the world stage.Former Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman came under fire when he suggested that foreign football talent be identified and trained at the NFDP’s Mokhtar Dahari Academy in Gambang in Pahang.
Thailand has a talent scout system that has produced players who have propelled football in the country to greater heights.
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