Selangor head coach B. Satiananthan has been left impressed by the recent successes of Malaysia junior teams at the Southeast Asian level.
While Malaysia U-18 recently finished runners up in the AFF U-18 Championship behind favourites Australia, the Malaysia U-15 side had one week earlier won the AFF U-15 Championship, beating hosts Thailand 2-1 in the final match.
In an interview with Goal on Tuesday, Satiananthan, who is also the president of Football Coaches Association Malaysia, praised the role played by the National Football Development Programme (NFDP) in revitalising youth development in the country.