Malaysians use to say, Malaysia macam-macam ada. However, I beg to differ this time. I say, Malaysia memang boleh!

Via Bernama:

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) that has come under heavy gunfire off late, has put up a bold front by setting 2018 as the target for the national team to qualify for the World Cup.

Speaking at a press conference to answer allegations levelled at the country’s football governing body, general-secretary Ibrahim Saad said that besides qualifying for the World Cup, the national squad must also win gold in SEA Games by 2009.

"Nobody, including we at the FAM, like to see the national team’s performance to drop but we are certainly doing what we can to elevate the status of football in the country and we need the cooperation of everybody involved.

"Finger pointing will not help Malaysian football to move forward but we accept and value the views and criticisms for the betterment of the game, and resigning en bloc is also not the solution," he said.

It’s also commendable and heartening to read the FAM to actually own the vision of 2018 qualification, for the reason I believe Malaysians irregardless of the ethics, cultural, skin colours will sing the same tune of unity towards the country.

It’s always my dream, millions of Malaysians’ dream, together with the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s dream to see Malaysia through the World Cup.

However, it’s also worth mentioning that, instead of dreaming big for the next decade’s target, first thing first, let’s concentrate and stay focus into the golden light of the SEA Games, afterall, we’ve been pursuing the golden dream since ages ago yet all ended in vain.

It’s time to do the right thing, rather than preaching the big thing yet can’t product anything!

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