following his withdrawal, wahyudi received help from his school and club coach, kames bidin, whom successfully persuaded his father to let him rejoin the team for a zonal tournament. during his time playing with the tanjong pagar united team, wahyudi was scouted by the national football academy (nfa)'s coach, mike wong, to go for a trial at the academy. he did break into the nfa's team, but only played a minor role in most competitions due to major competition in his position. following a 3-year stint with the u16, u17 and u18 sides, wahyudi dropped out of the national setup subsequently.