KUCHING: Sarawak will have two teams playing in next year’s Premier League following Malaysian Football League (MFL) announcement that Sarawak United (formerly known as Selangor United) are now fully owned by Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) and eligible to play in the Premier League.
MFL in a statement said the decision has been made during its board of directors’ meeting on Dec 12 after they received the application from FAS and checked every document submitted by FAS and found that it had made changes to the name of the team accordingly.
”After checking on the application, the board members confirmed that Sarawak United had applied to the Sports Commission (PJS) and the Registrar of Companies Malaysia (SSM) for the process of changing the team’s name.
“Basically, MFL approved the application but it is still subjected to PJS and SSM approvals,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, MFL has extended to Dec 23 for Sarawak United to confirm its participation in next year’s league.
Selangor United Football Club reached unanimous decision to transfer ownership of the club to FAS on Nov 22.
In confirming the deal, FAS president Datuk Posa Majais said he will only reveal the details after getting approvals from PJS and SSM.
Meanwhile, MFL confirmed that Sarawak FA (the Crocs) will play in the M3 League next year.
Besides Sarawak United, local football fans will also see Kuching FA in the Premier League.
Kuching FA have offered contracts to three Sarawak local players namely Paul Sambang, Affy Shahrul Affendi and Andy Nicholas Nipen to play for the team in next year’s Premier League. Paul has played for SEG FC Miri FA and Klasika FC while Affy played with this year’s Kuching League champions Yayasan Sarawak team. Andy was a former Sarawak FA player.
Kuching FA are reportedly eyeing national striker Norshahrul Idlan Talaha and Liberian forward Francis Forkey Doe.
