However, Kedah’s form took an ascending turn following the resumption of football in Malaysia late August last year and Aidil eventually managed to guide his team to a second place finish in the Super League, which earned them an automatic spot in this year’s AFC Cup competition.
Recharged after the end of the 2020 season, Aidil is now bent on bringing home another trophy for the rebranded Kedah Darul Aman (KDA) FC for the 2021 campaign.
Fences also began to mend from a management point of view and with a new group being put in charge of the club, Aidil was persuaded to continue his project at Kedah, not least with plenty of persuasive power from the men and boys he’s in charge of.
January 28, 2021
Fadhil Yunus
Kasuka FC have to negotiate past Lao Toyota FC in the preliminary stage and then Hantharwardy United in the subsequent play-off stage to reach the group stage of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2021.
The local club, who is set to make their debut in the AFC Cup, will be the second team after Indera SC to represent Brunei Darussalam in the second tier continental cup competition.
The qualifying phase of the competition will see six regional clubs battling it out for two berths in the main draw of the ASEAN Zone in Group G and H.