KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — An Instagram post by Portuguese club Portimonense S.C, claiming that their midfielder Hector Hevel has been chosen to join Harimau Malaya, has sent Malaysian football fans into a frenzy.

The post describes the Dutch-born Hevel and his teammates Tamble Monteiro and Kristofer Kait as the pride of the club after being chosen to represent their countries in the upcoming internationals.

At the same time, Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) owner, the Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail also uploaded a post on Instagram Story depicting a photograph involving His Royal Highness and Harimau Malaya head coach Peter Cklamovski and a player believed to be Hevel.