Takayoshi Ishihara names the 23 Malayan Tigress B-17 players for the Group E qualifiers in Selayang

Head coach Takayoshi Ishihara has picked the 23 players who will carry the Malayan Tigress U-17 through Group E of the AFC Women’s U-17 Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers, FAM said in a media release on 5 October. The group is played at Stadium MP Selayang in Selangor from 5 to 11 October.

The release lists three goalkeepers: Putri Aina Husna Mohd Subri, Nurain Qaisara Muhammad Ali and Gabriella Sandham. The six defenders are Nur Dania Batrisya Muhamad Hamali, Adriana Qistina Mohd Faizul, Nisriena Batrissya Mohd Azhar, Nur Alisyah Qaisara Abdul Allif, Chelsea Leona Julius and Nur Izz Zayani Mohammad Azham.

In midfield, Ishihara chose Batrisyia Faliha Mohd Faizal, Putri Mia Alysa Ahmad Zakiyamani, Ku Nur Qaleysha Qaisara Ku Zainon, Isabella O’luanaigh, Nur Qistina Mohd Fais, Aisha Lynn Faris Mohamad Faris and Az Zahra Azhar. The seven strikers are Nina Hasmaji, Aisyah Nur Iman Mohd Fuad, Lim You, Qaseh Riana Dafira Mohd Rafiuddin, Dishanna Nagarajan Pillay, A. Danushri and Keisha Adeliena Muhammad Khalid.

The eight group winners qualify for the 2027 finals in China, FAM said. They join four teams already through: defending champions North Korea, Japan, Australia and hosts China, with the tournament scheduled from 31 March to 17 April 2027.

The squad’s campaign opens against Syria at MP Selayang on the evening of 5 October, hours after Harimau Malaya meet Vietnam in Jakarta at 5pm Malaysian time. The B-17 side then play Iraq on Thursday 8 October and India on Sunday 11 October, and all three group matches kick off at 9.00pm, according to FAM.