However, Hamidin said Tunku Ismail, who is also the crown prince of Johor, expressed his wish to continue to help improve the national team.

Hamidin said Tunku Ismail expressed his desire when granting an audience to him and national head coach Kim Pan-gon at the JDT headquarters in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, recently.

“Tunku Ismail is not interested in any posts, including manager, as reported, but he intends to put in more effort to help the national team in any way possible.

“Tunku Ismail wants to help the national team in preparation for the 2023 Asian Cup next January,” he told the media.

Previously, there were reports linking former FAM president Tunku Ismail with the post of the Harimau Malaya manager.

Elaborating, Hamidin said Tunku Ismail planned to supply gym equipment, including exercise bicycles, and asked Pan-gon to list other amenities that his team needed.

Hamidin said Tunku Ismail also invited the national team to train and play at the JDT home ground, the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri, as maintenance work is being carried out at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

“Pan-gon has no problem (playing in Iskandar Puteri) as he likes the field. There are also other facilities for rehabilitation and sports science.”