Ode to Malaysian football’s mummy

Historic day: V. Parameswary (right) pinning a brooch on Tunku Ampuan Durah Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin before the friendly game between Negri Sembilan Soccer (Ladies) team and the Eurasian KL team in 1961.

AT a time when football was touted as a game “for the boys”, one woman dared to disagree.

While fans were shouting the names of Abdul Ghani Minhat, M. Chandran, Syed Ahmad and Robert Choe in the 60s, V. Parameswary Thambirajah was paving the way for women’s participation in the game.