Ridiculous Decision To have Malaysia play North Korea in North Korea with the developments happening in the world today between them and rest of the world

Malaysia to play North Korea in Pyongyang

BY K. RAJAN

File photo of the Malaysian football team

 

PETALING JAYA: The national football team will play their 2019 Asian Cup qualifying Group B match against North Korea in Pyongyang on June 8.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced their decision after getting the confirmation from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) that there are no travel restriction from the Malaysian Government today.

North Korea were supposed to host the Group B game at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang on March 28.

But the FAM had requested the AFC for permission to play the match at a neutral venue because of the diplomatic crisis caused by the death of the estranged half-brother of North Korea ruler Kim Jong-un.

Malaysia had said that assassins used VX nerve agent, a chemical listed by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction, to kill Kim Jong-nam at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb 13.

Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/05/08/malaysia-to-play-north-korea-in-pyonyang/#gj5E5E6mKTUUwlvI.99


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