Rozaimi seeks experience with Kedah

ALOR SETAR, Dec 22 -- Former national striker, Rozaimi Abdul Rahman has chosen to join Kedah next season largely due to desire to acquire the teamwork experience of the squad.

 in a post on the official Facebook page of Kedah Darul Aman (KDA) FC, the striker who previously played for Johor Darul Ta'zim II (JDTII), said, it was not a problem for him to move to Kedah because he wanted to be with the Super League team.

"I choose Kedah because I have many friends here and I have to work much harder in a team like Kedah," he said.

Rozaimi, 28, said strong competition for a slot in a solid team like Kedah would spur him to prove his worth.

"With the return of the supporters in the stadium, there would a completely different atmosphere during matches.

"Kedah supporters are fanatics, I have to play well to earn their vociferous cheers," said Rozaimi.

After leaving Sabah at the end of 2015, Rozaimi joined JDT before being absorbed into JDTII, until his contract was not extended for the next season.

Apart from Rozaimi, KDA FC through a post on Facebook yesterday, announced several new faces who will play for the team including Rodney Celvin Akwensivie from Selangor and former Terengganu FC goalkeeper Ilham Amirullah Razali.

The Kedah team also got back the services of their former players such as Ariff Farhan Md Isa from Felda United and Mohd Syazwan Zainon from Selangor, while retaining the services of three imported players, Renan Alves (Brazil), Kpah Sherman (Liberia) and Brice Hermann Tchetche Cyprus (Ivory Coast).

Meanwhile, the contracts of Amir Nazari (Philippines) and Muhammad Shakir Hamzah (Singapore) were not extended.

-- BERNAMA