Teong Kim remains an asset to Malaysian football


I FEEL compelled to write about the controversy over the recent sacking of Lim Teong Kim (pic) as the Malaysian Under-16 football team coach.

The sacking came within hours after the team’s 0-2 defeat to Japan (in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Championship).

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