Iskandar formally calls time on Irish stint after Nguyen’s loss


PETALING JAYA: Nhat Nguyen’s defeat to Kodai Naraoka in Paris on Wednesday proved to be a bittersweet moment, as it also brought down the curtain on Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin’s coaching spell with Ireland.

Nguyen went down after a 57-minute battle against the world No. 8 Naraoka losing 18-21, 14-21, ending Iskandar’s stint with Ireland on a subdued note.

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