Safee choked with emotion as he draws curtain on playing career

By LIM TEIK HUAT

Heavy heart: Former national striker Safee Sali announcing his retirement from professional football at the age of 39.

KUALA LUMPUR: Safee Sali, one of the most prolific national strikers in the modern era, has hung up his boots at the age of 39.

The 2010 AFF Cup champion and Golden Boot winner announced his retirement yesterday after a glorious 19 years in the M-League, which saw him win the Super League, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup multiple times.

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