KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh expressed hope that national football star Mohamad Faisal Abdul Halim, better known as Faisal Halim, fully recovers before returning to action.
She is convinced the 27-year-old Selangor FC winger, who was the victim of an acid attack, is indeed determined to return to action, but does not want Faisal to rush back to the field.
“I want to make sure he takes his time to fully recuperate before trooping out on the pitch, because I think football will wait for Faisal.
“I hope he doesn’t rush it, he must ensure he is fully healed, because football needs him,” she said after presenting prizes to winners of the e-sports tournament for the elderly, Boomers2Gamers, here today.
Faisal Halim, affectionately known to fans as Mickey, suffered fourth-degree burns in an acid attack by an unknown assailant at a Petaling Jaya shopping centre on May 5.
Making his first appearance in public since the incident at a press conference today, he admitted he missed playing, but has to focus on recovery first.
— Bernama
