2017 KL Sea Games Preview - Thailand to defend proud history in men`s football
(WorldNews Asia)

Group A: Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Laos, Brunei Darussalam Malaysia (pictured above) will definitely be a force to be reckoned with as they seek to win gold on home soil, having tasted glory in the 2009 and 2011 editions in Vientiane, Laos and Naypyidaw, Myanmar respectively. Coached by Ong Kim Swee - who guided the 2011 squad to the gold medal - Malaysia`s hopes received an early boost when they qualified for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship by winning their group in July. History also favours the home team as they have made the final on the last four occasions Malaysia has hosted the biennial Games - winning gold in 1977 and 1989 and finishing runners-up in 1971 and 2001. Myanmar will be...