Allianz Malaysia to Pick Local Talents for Munich Football Camp

PETALING JAYA (Selangor,Malaysia), May 22 (Bernama) -- Allianz Malaysia Bhd will send two young Malaysian footballers to join the Allianz Junior Football Camp (AJFC) in the German city of Munich in August. Its chief executive officer, Jens Reisch, said the inaugural selection programme for Malaysia, which was launched on Tuesday, would unearth local football talent for the event which is also seen as a means to foster closer ties between people from different countries. "Our collaboration with FC Bayern Munich over the past few years would help nurture more talent among young Malaysian footballers," he told reporters after launching the programme, here on Tuesday. Three former Malaysian internationals, Shahrin Majid, K. Gunalan and Lim Chuan Chin, would be involved in the selection process at SUK field in Shah Alam, Selangor, on July 14 and 15. It is expected to attract some 200 youngsters aged between 14 and 16. The two chosen young footballers will join 50 others from 21 countries during the football camp in Munich where they will get to visit the Allianz Arena and meet Bayern Munich players. -- BERNAMA