by Simon Ingka Crown.
The Borneo Post
Posted on October 27, 2010, Wednesday
KUCHING: The Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) is keen to lure midfielder Joseph Kallang back to the state from TTeam Terengganu.
An FAS source said it was likely Sarawak would attempt to sign the talented midfielder to strengthen the Crocs for the 2011 Mleague.
Kallang still has a one-year contract to run with T-Team.
“Should Terengganu FA agree to release him, we will definitely take him back,” the source said.
However, it added, TTeam were not likely to agree to a free transfer for Kallang and the contract between the two FAs on the player’s future movement had to be studied thoroughly.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
FA of Sarawak to adopt new structure
Borneo Post - Posted on August 9, 2010, Monday
KUCHING: The upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) will see a new structure adopted by the association which is in line with the requirement of world football governing body FIFA.
This will augment professionalism in FAS and a beacon of hope for football in the state.
“The current structure is for all FAS affiliates to automatically become council members, whereas the new structure will see membership to the council by voting process.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Expectations run high for Crocs
by Simon Ingka Crown
TheBorneoPost
S’wak sweat on Fadly, Shahrol fitness ahead of MP Muar clash
KUCHING: Sarawak skipper Mohd Fadly Kassim and winger Mohd Shahrol Saperi are still doubtful for the away Premier League match against clubside Johor MP Muar today.
S’wak sweat on Fadly, Shahrol fitness ahead of MP Muar clash
KUCHING: Sarawak skipper Mohd Fadly Kassim and winger Mohd Shahrol Saperi are still doubtful for the away Premier League match against clubside Johor MP Muar today.
Coach Mohd Zaki Sheikh Ahmad said both players may not regain their fitness in time to make the final eleven after picking up injuries in the recent FA Cup ties against Penang.
Shahrol received a knock in the first leg at Batu Kawan, Penang, while Fadly was forced to retire with shoulder pain in the second leg at home.
“They will be travelling with the team to Johor but I’m still undecided whether or not to field them.
“They will be travelling with the team to Johor but I’m still undecided whether or not to field them.
Both are continuing their training and I hope to have good news regarding their fitness before the game,” the coach said yesterday.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Poor finishing lets down Sarawak
by Ting Tieng Hee,theborneopost
KUCHING: A first-half double by Armed Forces striker V. Saravanan and another goal by Muhd Syafiq Abd Samad in the second handed Sarawak their first home defeat in the Malaysian Premier League this season.
Played at Sarawak Stadium in front of a 3,000-odd crowd, Sarawak started promisingly in the first 30 minutes but the shots at Armed Forces’ goal were always off the target.
Saravanan struck in the 36th and 42nd minutes to give the visitors a 2-0 lead while Syafiq wrapped up all three points for his team with a goal in the 86th minute.
The home supporters vented their frustration and anger at their team’s inability to score by cheering the visitors each time they went ahead.
Sarawak coach Mohamad Zaki Shaikh Ahmad, speaking to the media after the match, said although Sarawak created a lot of chances, the forwards were unable to convert any of them.
KUCHING: A first-half double by Armed Forces striker V. Saravanan and another goal by Muhd Syafiq Abd Samad in the second handed Sarawak their first home defeat in the Malaysian Premier League this season.
Played at Sarawak Stadium in front of a 3,000-odd crowd, Sarawak started promisingly in the first 30 minutes but the shots at Armed Forces’ goal were always off the target.
Saravanan struck in the 36th and 42nd minutes to give the visitors a 2-0 lead while Syafiq wrapped up all three points for his team with a goal in the 86th minute.
The home supporters vented their frustration and anger at their team’s inability to score by cheering the visitors each time they went ahead.
Sarawak coach Mohamad Zaki Shaikh Ahmad, speaking to the media after the match, said although Sarawak created a lot of chances, the forwards were unable to convert any of them.
Sarawak Shot Down By Army
BY JEREMY VENO, easterntimes
KUCHING: Excuses are getting obsolete, echoed fans after the final whistle of a horrendous performance by the State team when they were thrashed 3-0 by ATM at the Sarawak Stadium, here, on Friday night.
KUCHING: Excuses are getting obsolete, echoed fans after the final whistle of a horrendous performance by the State team when they were thrashed 3-0 by ATM at the Sarawak Stadium, here, on Friday night.
Sounds of frustrations can be heard as spectators left the stadium, each vowing under their breathe not to return to watch the next match to avoid disappointment.
Recording their third loss after five matches, Sarawak now sit second bottom of the 13-team table with two points - a far cry from the maximum 15 points that the team can get.
It is high time for the Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) to take a step back and avoid making “creative” excuses on the team’s dismal performance as the unavoidable bitter pill needs to be swallowed.
The meagre points through the goalless opening match against PDRM and the 1-1 draw against Selangor PKNS are nothing to shout about as the team only scored two goals and conceded nine. They lost 1-4 to KL Felda United and 1-2 to Harimau Muda.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Self-Belief The Key To S’wak Success: Zaki
By Martin Yee, easterntimes
KUCHING: Self belief. That’s the key word that coach Zaki Sheikh Ahmad will be drumming into the Sarawak players when they meet ATM in a home match where they desperately need a morale boosting win to salvage their morale.
Zaki used the last match against Harimau Muda where Sarawak lost 0-1 as the benchmark for their behaviour and performance.
In the match, Sarawak started well attacking in the opening minutes and even hit the post and dominated the game but when Harimau scored the only goal through a counter attack, the team just crumbled.
“They must have self-belief and they need to get the goals early which will relief the pressure on them.
“When the team conceded a goal, they just lost their composure and their game go to pieces.
“They should also change their attitude and one thing I want them to do is to start talking and stop shouting to one another.
“Yesterday (Wednesday) in the training, I told the strikers to buck up and don’t blame the others if they failed to score.
“They must score to release the pressure on them,” said Zaki.
The Sarawak players in fact can win matches as they got the chances to score against a top side like Harimau Muda in the last match.
Against ATM tonight, Zaki is confident they can pull off their first win to get the pressure off the backs of the players as he said they had to win it for the fans.
He said ATM are big spenders - having started training early in October - the same as other teams like FELDA FC and had won once, drew twice and lost once and lying in sixth position with four points.
“We have to win this one. There is no two ways about it and we have to win it for the fans,” said Zaki on tonight’s match against the Army boys whom Sarawak had beaten once, drew once with and lost one to last season.
Sarawak beat them 6-1 at home in the FA Cup but drew with them away while in a league match towards the end of the season, a dispirited Sarawak side suffered a shock defeat to.
The Sarawak side opened the season with a goaless draw at home against PDRM, lost 4-1 to FELDA FC away, then drew 1-1 against PKNS in a match they were supposed to win.
In their last match against Harimau Muda, they came away with a narrow 1-0 defeat.
Zaki said he will emphasise on the mental aspect of the players which had been in a main letdown.
He added that against FELDA, the players were strangely off-coloured as they played a jittery first-half, perhaps overawed by the number of national and former national players in their opponents.
Even in the last match against Harimau Muda, Zaki noted that most of the players did not have the right match temperament and need to be instilled the discipline of the game.
With Fadley Kassim the only casualty as he will miss the match due to red card suspension he received in the last three minutes of the match against Harimau Muda, Zaki will have other options in Hairol Moktar, Aris Ismail or Morris Jagan as the replacement to team up with Wong Sai Kong.
Upfront he will go for Zamri Morshidi-Effendi Malek combination which is more effective with striker Azralan Azmi on the bench while Shahrol Saperi and brother Azizan who have recovered from injury will be on both flanks while in central midfield, Abang Zafari Othman will likely partner Rafiz Ismail.
In defence, Firdaus Morshidi may have to give way to Dzulazlan Ibrahim on the left back role while Mazwandi Zekeria will man the right flank.
KUCHING: Self belief. That’s the key word that coach Zaki Sheikh Ahmad will be drumming into the Sarawak players when they meet ATM in a home match where they desperately need a morale boosting win to salvage their morale.
Zaki used the last match against Harimau Muda where Sarawak lost 0-1 as the benchmark for their behaviour and performance.
In the match, Sarawak started well attacking in the opening minutes and even hit the post and dominated the game but when Harimau scored the only goal through a counter attack, the team just crumbled.
“They must have self-belief and they need to get the goals early which will relief the pressure on them.
“When the team conceded a goal, they just lost their composure and their game go to pieces.
“They should also change their attitude and one thing I want them to do is to start talking and stop shouting to one another.
“Yesterday (Wednesday) in the training, I told the strikers to buck up and don’t blame the others if they failed to score.
“They must score to release the pressure on them,” said Zaki.
The Sarawak players in fact can win matches as they got the chances to score against a top side like Harimau Muda in the last match.
Against ATM tonight, Zaki is confident they can pull off their first win to get the pressure off the backs of the players as he said they had to win it for the fans.
He said ATM are big spenders - having started training early in October - the same as other teams like FELDA FC and had won once, drew twice and lost once and lying in sixth position with four points.
“We have to win this one. There is no two ways about it and we have to win it for the fans,” said Zaki on tonight’s match against the Army boys whom Sarawak had beaten once, drew once with and lost one to last season.
Sarawak beat them 6-1 at home in the FA Cup but drew with them away while in a league match towards the end of the season, a dispirited Sarawak side suffered a shock defeat to.
The Sarawak side opened the season with a goaless draw at home against PDRM, lost 4-1 to FELDA FC away, then drew 1-1 against PKNS in a match they were supposed to win.
In their last match against Harimau Muda, they came away with a narrow 1-0 defeat.
Zaki said he will emphasise on the mental aspect of the players which had been in a main letdown.
He added that against FELDA, the players were strangely off-coloured as they played a jittery first-half, perhaps overawed by the number of national and former national players in their opponents.
Even in the last match against Harimau Muda, Zaki noted that most of the players did not have the right match temperament and need to be instilled the discipline of the game.
With Fadley Kassim the only casualty as he will miss the match due to red card suspension he received in the last three minutes of the match against Harimau Muda, Zaki will have other options in Hairol Moktar, Aris Ismail or Morris Jagan as the replacement to team up with Wong Sai Kong.
Upfront he will go for Zamri Morshidi-Effendi Malek combination which is more effective with striker Azralan Azmi on the bench while Shahrol Saperi and brother Azizan who have recovered from injury will be on both flanks while in central midfield, Abang Zafari Othman will likely partner Rafiz Ismail.
In defence, Firdaus Morshidi may have to give way to Dzulazlan Ibrahim on the left back role while Mazwandi Zekeria will man the right flank.
Monday, January 25, 2010
FAS, ISN Has To Work On Players’ Attributes Together
BY JEREMY VENO,Easterntimes
KUCHING: A bond has to be made between the Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) and the National Sports Institute (ISN) to ensure that the young state players’ physical and mental attributes are at the top of their game.
KUCHING: A bond has to be made between the Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) and the National Sports Institute (ISN) to ensure that the young state players’ physical and mental attributes are at the top of their game.
Zaki Sheikh Ahmad after putting pen to paper as the head coach to the young team got a surprise when he found out that the association is not working hand in hand with ISN.
He noted that several of the players are clueless when it comes to their diet before matches and during half time breaks.
“What I had seen is, these players are eating four to five bananas before matches, and they even drank the isotonic drinks like plain water. All these do more bad than good on their performance on the field,” said Zaki who had observed the players attitude in the past four matches.
Being a former assistant coach to the national team, Zaki is left with no choice but to take the leash and educate several of the players on the proper food intake, nurturing them like a father to a child.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Zaki Laments Players ‘Bad Habits’
By Martin Yee, Easterntimes
KUCHING: Coach Zaki Sheikh Ahmad is not happy with the Sarawak players repeating their “bad habits” which cost them to pay heavily as they had yet to win after four matches including the last away match to Harimau Muda where they lost 0-1.
The main problem with the team is that they lost patience and discipline by making mistakes which cost them and the team dearly.
The red card awarded to centreback Fadley Kassim with only five minutes remaining in the game was a case in point as the team will lose the key defender for the next two matches due to automatic suspension.
“The players are not patient. They easily lose their concentration and focus even if there are a few minutes left in the game and they should be more patient to hold on to the game.
“Though their weaknesses is failure to convert the chances, they have to keep on trying and play hard. The goals will come if they keep on doing their best,” said Zaki.
KUCHING: Coach Zaki Sheikh Ahmad is not happy with the Sarawak players repeating their “bad habits” which cost them to pay heavily as they had yet to win after four matches including the last away match to Harimau Muda where they lost 0-1.
The main problem with the team is that they lost patience and discipline by making mistakes which cost them and the team dearly.
The red card awarded to centreback Fadley Kassim with only five minutes remaining in the game was a case in point as the team will lose the key defender for the next two matches due to automatic suspension.
“The players are not patient. They easily lose their concentration and focus even if there are a few minutes left in the game and they should be more patient to hold on to the game.
“Though their weaknesses is failure to convert the chances, they have to keep on trying and play hard. The goals will come if they keep on doing their best,” said Zaki.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Belief S’wak’s 12th man
by Ting Tieng Hee
January 8, 2010, Friday
Young side aim for top four finish in new season of Premier League
KUCHING: Sarawak will qualify for the Malaysia Cup with a top four finish in the 12-team Premier League this season.
They will climb back to the Super League in 2011 if they are good enough to finish among the top three in the second-tier M-League tournament.“Based on the results of the team’s friendly matches in Semenanjung Malaysia last month, I believe the target is achievable,” FAS FMG Sdn Bhd chairman Datu Sudarsono Osman said.
January 8, 2010, Friday
Young side aim for top four finish in new season of Premier League
KUCHING: Sarawak will qualify for the Malaysia Cup with a top four finish in the 12-team Premier League this season.
They will climb back to the Super League in 2011 if they are good enough to finish among the top three in the second-tier M-League tournament.“Based on the results of the team’s friendly matches in Semenanjung Malaysia last month, I believe the target is achievable,” FAS FMG Sdn Bhd chairman Datu Sudarsono Osman said.
He made the comments after receiving competition, training and travelling attires for the state team, sponsored by Lea Sports Centre and Adidas at Sarawak Stadium here yesterday.
The items were handed over by Lea Holding managing director Raymond Sim and Lea Sports Centre senior operation manager Poh Siok Hoon.
Lea Sports Centre said it was proud to sponsor Sarawak again this year in support of football development in the state.
FAS, FMG Receive Sponsorship From LEA Sports Centre.
KUCHING: The Sarawak Football Association (FAS) and Football Management Group (FMG) Sdn Bhd received their sponsorship from LEA Sports Centre yesterday for the upcoming 2010 season.
The sponsorship which came in the form of the team’s game, training and travelling attire has been the successful collaboration between LEA Sports Centre and Adidas.
The historical sponsorship which took place at the Sarawak stadium saw Lea Holding’s Managing Director, Raymond Sim, and Chairman of FAS FMG Sdn Bhd, Datu Sudarsono Othman, witnessed by the players and officials from both parties.
Lea Sports Centre who has been the team’s official sponsors since 1990 believes that their contribution will be able to reduce the financial burden of the state football club which augers well for the progress and development of football in Sarawak.
Meanwhile, the 2010 Premier League which kicks off this Monday, will see Sarawak’s first home match at the Sarawak stadium against Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) at 8.15pm.
The sponsorship which came in the form of the team’s game, training and travelling attire has been the successful collaboration between LEA Sports Centre and Adidas.
The historical sponsorship which took place at the Sarawak stadium saw Lea Holding’s Managing Director, Raymond Sim, and Chairman of FAS FMG Sdn Bhd, Datu Sudarsono Othman, witnessed by the players and officials from both parties.
Lea Sports Centre who has been the team’s official sponsors since 1990 believes that their contribution will be able to reduce the financial burden of the state football club which augers well for the progress and development of football in Sarawak.
Meanwhile, the 2010 Premier League which kicks off this Monday, will see Sarawak’s first home match at the Sarawak stadium against Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) at 8.15pm.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Sarawak Face PDRM In Season Opener
JEREMY VENO
KUCHING: The State team venture into the 2010 Premier League season with pride as the new line-up promise an exciting combination to face PDRM in their first home match - and will be played at night once again - at the Sarawak Stadium, here, on January 11.
KUCHING: The State team venture into the 2010 Premier League season with pride as the new line-up promise an exciting combination to face PDRM in their first home match - and will be played at night once again - at the Sarawak Stadium, here, on January 11.
Fielding an array of experienced players and green horns, the team are now boosted by the new entity - the Football Management Group (FMG) Sdn Bhd - which will reignite the flame that dimmed over the past seasons, having been plagued by seemingly endless financial woes and constraints.
Six local imports, Suffian Abdul Rahman (goalkeeper), Efendi Malik (striker), Azralan Azmi (striker), Abdul Aziz Ismail (defender), Rafiz Abu Bakar (midfield) and Wong Sai Kong (midfield) will be the beacons to guide the young players, majority of which has just played through one season.
Former 2009 players include Abdul Gani Annuar (GK), Mazwandie Zekeria, Sahran Abdul Samad, Fareez Tukijo, Zamri Morshidi, Azizan Saperi, Hairol Moktar, Sufizal Ismail, Abang Zaafari Abang Othman, Fadly Kassim, Dzulazlan Ibrahim, Firdaus Morshidi, Shahrol Saperi, Habib Arshad and Hadera Bakri.
“We can’t expect anything yet, but we are preparing to the best of our ability,” said newly signed head coach, Zaki Sheikh Ahmad responding to the results of their exposure trip to Peninsular Malaysia.
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