Kampung boys who wowed the world


No substitute for family: Datuk Namat Abdullah with his wife Mahani Sulaiman, son-in-law Dzulizwar Bakir and granddaughter Nurfataniah Iris.

KAMUNTING: The stocky body has become pencil-thin, the trademark thick moustache has turned grey, along with his hair. The muscular legs that sent fear into the hearts of strikers are now withered and he is in a wheelchair.

Wearing a grey Adidas shirt that matched his hair, he was calm, but the moment the subject turned to the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, the face of Datuk Namat Abdullah lit up.

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