Malaysia Futsal Association (MFS) today officially announced the 17 players of the national U-23 male after conducting open elections from January 11 until last week. The team has successfully attracted 120 players to compete for a place for the U23 Asia Cup tournament to be held at the Community Sports Complex Krubong, Melaka city. This tournament series will be accompanied by a football team of Central Asia, Taiwan, South Korea, India, Singapore and Malaysia as the host country. The intent of the MFS is to give an opportunity to talented amateurs to gain experience playing in the international arena, as well as a deep knowledge in the sport of football. MFS has provided a list of coaches with extensive experience in the local and international football in the training room of players including Mr. Ali Faizul Anui (head coach) attended Mr. Nordin Mohd Shafik Ezdee Mr. Firdaus Ismail Khalid, Mr. Muhd Yazid Tarmizi, Mr. Othman Fareez GK coach and Mr. Ishtiaq as medical equipment. With the participation of all these coaches can give special attention to each player so that all the techniques and tactics while training can be trained more effectively. The objective of the MFS in this tournament is to output the local players, because this is the first team in the country to participate in a tournament in Asia that is recognized by the World Futsal Association. The training centers will begin on February 7 next until 4 April, including a series of friendlies in preparation of the team.