Keramat Roar!: Street artist paints mural series of Penang football legends at City Stadium

Mohd Azmi painting the football mural series at the City Stadium in George Town, Penang. In the foreground is a tribute to former national defender Datuk Namat Abdullah, who died earlier this month. Photo: Bernama

A caricature artist and cartoonist based in George Town has expressed his excitement at having the opportunity to paint portraits of six Penang football icons on the wall of the City Stadium, the home of Penang FC.

Mohd Azmi Mohd Hussain, 36, said he came up with the idea of immortalising Ali Bakar, Datuk Namat Abdullah, M Kuppan, Pang Siang Hock, Shukor Salleh and Mohd Faiz Subri (the first Asian to win the FIFA Puskas Award) in a mural painting when he was proposed by the Penang City Council (MBPP) to paint the wall with his art.