Male’, MALDIVES – Maldives national team skipper Ali Ashfaq has signed for PDRM FA of Malaysian premier league, which is the second tier of Malaysia football division pyramid.
In an interview given to Sports247, PDRM FA’s newly appointed coach Dollah Salleh has said that his main target is to promote the club to the Malaysian super league.
“My first target is to win promotion (to the Super League). It is an uphill task but football is a game of surprises. If you have the will, determination and commitment to succeed,”
Dollah also revealed that Brazilian Charles Chad and Maldives’ national skipper Ali Ashfaq (both strikers) are also on board. They are expected to sign their contract together with Dollah tomorrow.
“Ali Ashfaq is a proven player and so is Bobby. I believe we will have a fairly good side to make an impact in the M-League next season.”
Ashfaq played for Brunei’s DPMM FC in the Malaysian super league in 2007 along with Ibrahim Fazeel.
Ashfaq, who has scored incredible 56 goals this season, got offers from Hong Kong, India and also DPMM FC.
Maldivesoccer.com can confirm that the salary of Ashfaq would be a wealthy one when compared with the region.
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