00:00Australian Peter Ciklomofsky has been named as the new head coach of the national football
00:05team effective January 1st.
00:08The Football Association of Malaysia said Ciklomofsky's first mission would be to ensure
00:13that Harimau Malaya qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia.
00:19In a statement, FAM said it also wanted Ciklomofsky to improve the team's FIFA rankings with
00:24the aim of reaching the top 100.
00:27Malaysia is currently ranked 132nd.
00:31Ciklomofsky made his head coaching debut in Japan with Shimizu S. Pulse in the J League
00:36in 2020.
00:38He takes over from Palmar T. Vicente, who was made acting head coach following the early
00:43exit of South Korean Kim Pan-gon in July.
00:47Pan-gon's contract was initially set to expire at the end of 2025, but he resigned in July,
00:53citing personal commitments.
00:55John Ochoa-Duriza, FMT News.
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