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Aidil mahu rakan cipta gemilang baru


Oleh Norsyarafina Nasrom

SEMALAM, pemain skuad bola sepak negara menguntum senyuman lebar selepas menerima bonus RM30,000 setiap seorang di atas keringat memenangi pingat emas Sukan Sea di Laos, baru-baru ini.

Tetapi reaksi itu pantas berubah nada ketika melafazkan tekad mahu membuktikan lagi nilai mereka itu apabila bertembung Emiriyah Arab Bersatu (UAE) dalam kelayakan Piala Asia pada 6 Januari ini.

Laungan semangat dilontarkan oleh ketua pasukan, Aidil Zafuan Abdul Razak yang turut mengharapkan kesinambungan kecemerlangan mereka tidak hanya terhenti setakat kejayaan di Sukan Sea sahaja, malahan mencipta gemilang baru.


“Untuk mengembalikan semula maruah bola sepak negara yang malap sebelum ini, adalah tidak wajar untuk kita membezakan dengan jumlah insentif yang diterima oleh pasukan lain, khususnya Vietnam yang menerima hampir RM720,090 walaupun sekadar meraih pingat perak.”

“Sememangnya mereka antara pasukan terkuat di Asia Tenggara. Dari segi tumpuan penaja mereka memiliki kelebihan berbanding dengan pasukan negara kita.”

Kelmarin, Presiden Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM), Sultan Ahmad Shah mengumumkan pemberian habuan itu kepada pemain dan pegawai pasukan menerusi sistem pesanan ringkas (sms) dari London sebagai menghargai jasa mereka meningkatkan martabat bola sepak negara yang merudum selama ini.

Sementara itu, rakan sepasukannya, Azmi Muslim pula menyuarakan betapa tumpuan mereka tidak sesekali tersasar menerusi pemberian insentif tersebut malahan menaikkan lagi semangat juang dalam menyahut cabaran di tahun baru nanti.

“Banyak atau sedikit bukan menjadi persoalannya. Apa yang penting saya tidak akan sesekali lupa diri dan terus fokus dengan perlawanan yang mendatang,” kata pemain kelahiran Pulau Pinang ini.

Tidak ketinggalan menerima habuan yang sama ialah jurulatih kebangsaan, K Rajagobal yang turut mengharapkan anak buahnya tidak hilang tumpuan dan terlalu mengharapkan pemberian insentif dalam misi seterusnya skuad kebangsaan selepas ini.

“Sebagai jurulatih apa saja ganjaran yang diberi saya terima dengan ikhlas namun paling penting tidak menjejaskan tumpuan pemain yang akan bertemu UAE, bulan depan.”

“Masih banyak lagi tugas yang menanti apatah lagi tiada sebarang tiket istimewa yang diberi untuk mereka beraksi dalam Sukan Asia dan Piala Suzuki AFF pada November dan Disember tahun depan. Segalanya perlu dibuktikan menerusi liga domestik yang akan membuka tirai 9 Januari ini.”

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