Pleasant surprise for Chow (The Malay Mail)

A FACE from the past brought cheers for Kuala Lumpur soccer coach Chow
Kwai Lam.
Defender G. Karthekayan, whom Kwai Lam has not seen for four years,
showed up for the first session of KL training yesterday at KLFA Stadium.
And he was certainly a welcome sight to Kwai Lam, especially with KL
losing key players to other States.
Kwai Lam knows Karthekayan's ability well. He was one of Kwai Lam's boys
in the 1991 Pre-Olympic squad.
Players from that squad who went on to establish themselves are Yap Wai
Loon and Salahuddin Che Ros.
Kwai Lam said: I know what Karthekayan is capable of. He has the
skills.
"With our team losing so many players, one or two Karthekayans would be
very useful," he said.
But there is a snag. Kwai Lam wonders whether Karthekayan can quit his
job as an immigration officer to turn professional.
Karthekayan said: I want to have another try at soccer.
"Kwai Lam has been encouraging me. I am not too worried about my present
job."
Yesterday, Kwai Lam was giving extra attention to striker L. Suresh in
training.
He said with KL badly depleted, Suresh could be a key player in their
Premier League campaign starting in March.
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