Zahira Veterans off to Indonesia

Seated from right: M.S.M. Feroze Inham, Sharan Laffir, T.A. Rasif (Manager), M.L.M. Farhan, T.J.  Cuncheer, M.A.M. Niyaz (Captain), F.M. Nasrullha (Vice-Captain), M.A. Imran Mohamed, Naina Mohamed (Head Coach), M.S.K. Namiz, M.S.M Fiyaz, (Chief De-Mission) M.H. Irfan Alavi, Standing from right: Tharique Ali, V.M. Nadheem Sha, Jawfer-us Sadiq, M. Rizmi Samsudeen, M.S.M. Imran (Asst. Manager), M.S.M. Farzan, M.A.M Fahad, M.R.A. Razak, Shakeer Sali, A.A. Zawahir, Absent - B.M. Azam, M.A. Murad Amirdeen, M.A.M. Silmy

Text and Pic by Ruzaik Farook

The Zahira Veterans Soccer Team will tour Indonesia on 20 March to participate in the annual friendly match with Jakarta Veterans and Trisakti Team.  

The match will be held on 21 and 22 March at the Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia. Since 2011 Zahira Veterans have travelled to Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia for friendly encounters as an annual calendar event of the association. Under the able leadership of the patron of the Zahira Veterans and former national soccer star Naina Mohamed, Zahira Veterans have been able to make this tour continuously.

Team Officials are Chief De Mission Feroze Inham, Team Manager T. A. Rasif, Asst. Manager M.S.M. Imran, Head Coach Naina Mohamed and Captain Niyas Aboobucker. The team consists of former national players (Naina Mohamed, Mohamed Amanullah and Imran Mohamed), former Sri Lanka schools players (Jawfer Us Sadiq, M.L.M Farhan, Imran Samsudeen and M.S.K. Namiz) and former A Division players (Mohamed Nazrullah, Irfan Alavi, Hashim Deen, and Imran Thaam).