Stand by your buddy


We’re here for you: National coach Tan Cheng Hoe (left) speaking to JDT striker Syafiq Ahmad at the Sungai Bakap Hospital on Sunday. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: A friend in need is a friend indeed. And national footballer Syafiq Ahmad has not one but a bunch of buddies behind him as he deals with the toughest moments in his life.

All his Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) teammates have literally ‘turun padang’ to be with Syafiq in Penang as the latter mourns the death of his 22-day old son in a car accident.

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