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National goalkeeper ‘Apek’ joins Rhinos

32-year-old Khairul Fahmi Che Mat leaves Melaka United to reunite with former Harimau Malaya coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee at Sabah FC

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 01 Jan 2022 6:00PM

National goalkeeper ‘Apek’ joins Rhinos
Khairul Fahmi Che Mat will be joined by three other national players - Baddrol Bakhtiar, Dominic Tan and Rizal Ghazali - at Sabah FC this season. - Bernama Pic, January 1, 2022

KOTA KINABALU – National goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi Che Mat has joined Sabah FC for the Malaysia League this season.

Sabah FC confirmed this matter in a posting on its official Facebook page today.

“Khairul Fahmi Che Mat is a Rhino! Welcome to the Land Below The Wind Bosku!” according to the post.

A Sabah FC spokesman told Bernama that details on the deal would be disclosed later.

Khairul Fahmi, 32, a former Melaka United goalkeeper, was a pillar of the Harimau Malaya squad under Datuk Ong Kim Swee, now Sabah FC chief coach, who retained the 2011 SEA Games gold.

Apart from Khairul Fahmi, three other national players – midfield schemer Baddrol Bakhtiar, defender Dominic Tan and Rizal Ghazali – have also joined Kim Swee's squad this season. – Bernama, January 1, 2022

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