Games team blow as Hariss not released by club
PUBLISHED ONSeptember 12, 2014 6:00 PMByChua Siang Yee
SINGAPORE - Singapore midfielder Hariss Harun will not travel with the Under-23 football team to South Korea for the upcoming Asian Games football tournament.
Hariss' Malaysian Super League club Johor Darul Takzim has declined to release the the player as the Sept 14-Oct 2 Asian Games tournament is not listed on Fifa's match calendar. As such, it is not compulsory for clubs to release their players for events outside the Fifa match days.
Hariss, who turns 24 in November, was one of national head coach Bernd Stange's preferred trio of over-age players for the Under-23 competition, alongside Hassan Sunny and Baihakki Khaizan. Each team can select up to three over-age players.
The squad leave for South Korea on Thursday morning. They play Tajikistan on Sunday, followed by Oman (Sept 17) and Palestine (Sept 21).
This article was first published on September 11, 2014.
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