PETALING JAYA: The AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) East Zone seems to be a fun playground for Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) mercurial winger Arif Aiman Hanapi.

Despite being just 22 years old and playing in a team filled with foreigners and mixed-heritage players in their starting eleven, Arif has been the standout player for the giants in the premier Asian competition.