A kick in the guts

Lights out: Johor Darul Ta’zim’s Hariss Harun (right) makes a tackle on Kedah’s Jonathan Bauman at last year’s Malaysia Cup final. This year’s competition has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

PETALING JAYA: The cancellation of the prestigious Malaysia Cup tournament has left players and officials gutted.

The competition, in the quarter-final stage, was called off yesterday after the National Security Council (MKN) rejected an appeal by the Malaysia Football League (MFL) to play on under a bubble system following an increase in Covid-19 cases in the country.