National Stadium’s perfect new pitch gets thumbs-up

All systems go: (From left) Stadium Board chief executive officer Faidz Sanusi, Youth and Sports Ministry secretary-general K. Nagulendran, Johor crown prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh and Stadium Board chairman Datuk Hans Isaac checking out the Zeon Zoysia pitch at the National Stadium. — Photo by JDT

KUALA LUMPUR: Finally, others will be green with envy of the new pitch at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Today’s opening game of the Merdeka Tournament between Malaysia and India will be the first football game to be played on the field covered with Zeon Zoysia grass, thanks to the Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim.