Legendary footballer Namat succumbs to battle with intestinal cancer


Flashback: Our report on Sept 5.

PETALING JAYA: Former football great Datuk Namat Abdullah (pic) had hoped to attend a reunion with his 1972 Munich Olympic Games teammates but it was not meant to be.

The 74-year-old passed away yesterday after a long bout with intestinal cancer.

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