Football icon ‘Ma Baker’ didn’t brag about work, says family

(From left) Mohamad with fellow former national athletes Nadarajan, Datuk Shukor Salleh, V. Krishnasamy and Johari Maina during a meetup in Batu Maung, Penang in 2018. — Filepic

THE family of Datuk Mohamad Bakar expressed gratitude for the heartfelt tributes received following the death of the former football legend and national team coach.

Mohamad, one of the greatest football icons in the country, had been suffering from bone marrow disease for a few years.