A Brazilian touch for Malayan Tigress
Joel Cornelli has been appointed as the new head coach of the national women's football team.
He replaced Soleen Al-Zoubi, who has now been reassigned as women's football technical director.
Cornelli has over two decades of experience in coaching, including with several professional clubs and development programmes in South America and Asia.
"I am deeply touched and honoured to be entrusted with leading the Malayan Tigress. I see a lot of potential among Malaysian women's players, and I am committed to building a team that is not only competitive in Southeast Asia but also capable of challenging on the Asian stage.
"My focus is to build a strong foundation and instil a professional football culture within this squad," he said.
The Malayan Tigress are scheduled to begin their first centralised training camp for the year this month and will play international matches against Bhutan and Hong Kong in Nepal before competing in the Asian Cup Qualifiers in Dushanbe, Tajikistan in June.
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