The Malaysian men’s national team will use South Auckland Rangers’ Rongomai Park as their training base ahead of their friendly international against New Zealand.
The All Whites face Malaysia at North Harbour Stadium, Albany, on Monday October 14, 2024.
The visiting Malaysian squad will host an open training session on Saturday October 12, from 10.30am till 12.30pm, at Rongomai Park.
Main photo: Members of the Malaysian squad ready to depart from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Photo credit: Football Association of Malaysia.
Members of the public will be able to watch the squad train and meet some of the team management and players after the session.
South Auckland Rangers president Shiu Singh said: “We encourage everyone to come to the planned open training and support the Malaysian team and be part of what will be a very special occasion.
“This is a first for South Auckland Rangers and we are truly honoured to support NZ Football.
“I’ll be watching the game but half of me will cheer on the All Whites with the other half cheering on our guests!”
Rangers acknowledged the support of Scott Malcolm and Jasmine Welch at Auckland Council to help maintain their Ormiston grounds during the winter season, and produce pitches of a standard suitable for an international team.
The club also thanked NZ Football for their commitment to football in South Auckland.
Win tickets to the All Whites v Malaysia match
Spectators to the open training session on Saturday October 12 can enter a raffle to win two sets of double tickets to the friendly international at Albany’s North Harbour Stadium.
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The All Whites play Tahiti on Friday October 11 in their opening game of the OFC World Cup qualifier series.
The match against Malaysia will help New Zealand prepare for more World Cup qualifying games in November and next March.
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Open training session
Session to be held on Saturday October 11, 2024
Malaysia national team
Rongomai Park, Ormiston, 10.30am-12.30pm
Fixture
Game to be played on Monday October 14, 2024
International friendly
New Zealand v Malaysia
North Harbour Stadium, Albany, 7pm
New Zealand’s World Cup qualifiers
Game to be played on Friday October 11, 2024
FIFA World Cup 2026 – OFC Qualifier
New Zealand v Tahiti
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu, 3pm (NZT)
This story was first published on October 7, 2024.
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