Joseph Kalang Tie has earned himself a call-up to the national team coached by Dollah Salleh for a friendly against Oman at Muscat, Oman this coming 26 March 2015.
The ‘Messi of Malaysia’ previously turned down a similar call-up by the same coach last December for the AFF Cup, but is expected to join Dollah’s squad this time around.
Joseph is the only Sarawakian player in the call-up with a huge chunk of players coming from cash-rich Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT).
The full list of players called up are seen below.
Goalkeepers
-Mohd Khairulazhan bin Mohd Khalid (Pahang)
-Mohd Farizal bin Marlias (Johor Darul Ta’zim)
-Mohamad Muslim bin Ahmad (PDRM)
Defenders
-Mohd Afif bin Amiruddin (PDRM
-Mohd Fadhli bin Mohd Shas (Johor Darul Ta’zim)
-Kunanlan Subramaniam (Johor Darul Ta’zim)
-Che Rashid bin Che Halim (Johor Darul Ta’zim)
-Mohd Zubir bin Mohd Azmi (Terengganu
Midfielders
-Safiq bin Rahim (Johor Darul Ta’zim)
-Chanturu Suppiah (Johor Darul Ta’zim)
-Putera Nadher Amarhan Maderner (Johor Darul Ta’zim)
-Muhammad Akram bin Mahinan (Johor Darul Ta’zim II)
-Joseph Kalang Tie (Sarawak FA)
-Baddrol bin Bakhtiar (Kedah FA)
Forwards
-Ahmad Hazwan bin Bakri (Selangor FA)
-Abdul Manaf bin Mamat (Terengganu FA)
-Indra Putra bin Mahayuddin (KL Felda United FC)
-Mohd Amri bin Yahyah (Johor Darul Ta’zim)
-Norshahrul Idlan bin Talaha (ATM)
-Ahmad Syamim bin Yahya (KL Felda United FC)
The following players are selected on the standby list:
-Khairul Fahmi bin Che Mat (Kelantan)
-Gurusamy Govandar Kandasamy (Selangor)
-Wan Zack Haikal bin Wan Nor (Kelantan)
-Gopinathan Ramachandra (Pahang)
-Mohd Safee bin Mohd Sali (Johor Darul Ta’zim)
Source: FAM
