: Amid the fast-paced campaign activities for the Sungai Bakap state by-election, Pakatan Harapan football team led by Deputy Energy and Water Transitions Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir secured a 3-2 victory in a friendly match yesterday against Perikatan Nasional top eleven led by Kedah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.
Akmal Nasrullah’s team included former national striker Norshahrul Idlan Talaha, or Mat Yo, winner of the 2016 Puskas FIFA Award Mohd Faiz Subri, Petaling Jaya and Kuching MPs Jaya Lee Chean Chung and Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen, while Muhammad Sanusi’s line-up also included former national footballer Baddrol Bakhtiar.
Speaking to reporters after the match, Akmal Nasrullah said the programme’s success is a positive sign that the country’s political campaigns are becoming more mature, reducing the elements of provocation and extremism.