Roch has been coaching the Malaysian blind football team for six years. Photos: The Star/S.S. Kanesan
Football coach Edwin Roch received a fair share of criticisms when his peers learned about his intention to coach blind footballers.
“They couldn’t understand how visually impaired people could play football and advised me not to waste my time. But deep down, I felt I had to do my part to help these special individuals,” says Roch, 49, during an interview in Kuala Lumpur recently.
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