SHAH ALAM - Legenda bola sepak negara, Tan Sri Ghani Minhat meninggal dunia akibat komplikasi selepas menjalani pembedahan pintasan jantung di Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) hari ini. Allahyarham menghembuskan nafas terakhir kira-kira jam 10.34 pagi tadi. Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Minhat (The King of Football) Born in 1935, Ghani Minhatwas put on the path of professional football by a pair of boots hereceived from Police Officers sometime in 1951. In those days, only professionals wore football bootsand Ghani saw thisas a calling for him to upgrade his skills. By1952 he had earned a place in thePoliceDepotteam. Thisbecame hisstepping stoneto earning a place on the Selangor squad in theMalaysia (then Malaya)Cup series. The left-winger helped to bring in eight Malaya Cup wins and three Merdeka Football Tournament (“Pestabola Merdeka”) wins. He was also partof thevictorious team in the 1961 SEAP Games (now SEA Games) in Rangoon. One of the finest forwards ofthe 60s, Ghani’ssuperb sk...