PUTRAJAYA – The Youth and Sports Ministry and Malaysian Football League (MFL) will work together to show four Super League matches on big screens this month.
The four matches include the clash between Kedah Darul Aman (KDA) FC and Terengganu FC – which will be shown at Dataran Batu Buruk, Kuala Terengganu tonight – followed by Kelantan FC against Penang FC on March 5 at the Batu Uban Youth and Sports Complex.
The other two matches are the Kuala Lumpur City FC against Negeri Sembilan FC derby on March 11 – which can be seen on a big screen at the Paroi Youth and Sports Complex in Seremban – while the match between Kelantan United and KDA on March 13 will be shown at Dataran Starwalk, Majlis Bandaraya Alor Star.
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said this is one of the ministry’s programmes to further showcase football matches and foster sportsmanship and local community unity.
“These four big-screen screenings are being continued as the programme was well received by the local community during the recent AFF Cup and Hockey World Cup matches.
“Based on the data we collected for (this programme), for the two screenings of the AFF Cup, 150,000 people came out to watch. Because of the popularity of the (programme) we will continue to spend on the programme,” she told a press conference at Menara KBS here today.
At the same time, Yeoh hinted that the programme will continue for future matches after evaluating fan reception for the first four screenings.
“I ask the supporters to come out en masse because if there are not many people at that location, maybe we will move it to a place where there are more supporters, so it is up to each supporter to make this… programme a success,” she said.
Meanwhile, MFL president Datuk Ab Ghani Hassan said: “This programme can help enliven the league and the competing clubs. MFL will further work with the ministry regarding any agenda involving the Malaysian League this season and next.” – Bernama, March 1, 2023
