Ahmed Niyaz, widely known as Niya, has been appointed as the new head coach of the Maldives national futsal team.

A former national footballer, Niya played for top clubs including New Radiant SC, VB Sports Club, Club Valencia, and Victory SC. After retiring from professional football, he transitioned into coaching and served as an assistant coach for New Radiant in 2016.

In recent years, Niya has focused on futsal coaching, completing the AFC Futsal Level 1 certification. He has coached several island teams and clubs in tournaments such as the Golden Futsal Challenge, Club Maldives, and the Tekkers Resort Cup. He also previously worked as an assistant coach of the national futsal team.

Niya will now lead the Maldives team as they prepare for next month’s AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers in Myanmar.