Contributions of former footballers and administrators recognised

Sivasundram (second from right) receiving his award from Saravanan (centre). Looking on are (from left) Deputy Education Minister P. Kamalanathan, Mohan and J. Dhinagaran. Santokh Singh in action in the 1980s. He was among the recipients of the appreciation award. — filepic — Photos by M. AZHAR ARIF

FORMER international football defender Datuk Santokh Singh was one of the recipients of the appreciation award at the Malaysian Indian Football Association (MIFA) 10th anniversary celebrations recently.

Santokh, a member of the Malaysian football team in the 1980s, said he was surprised when he received a call from MIFA to attend the celebrations.