'Raja Bola' Ghani Minhat Dies
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Football legend Tan Sri AbdulGhani Minhat, nicknamed "Raja Bola" or "King of the Ball" died Friday. Hewas 77.Abdul Ghani passed away at 10.34 am at the National Heart Institute(IJN) as a result of complications following a heart by-pass operation, hisbrother-in-law Datuk Nik Kamaruddin Ismail told Bernama.He said Abdul Ghani would be buried at the USJ 21 Muslim cemetery inSubang Jaya after prayers were conducted at the Kampung BaruMosque.Abdul Ghani leaves behind wife Puan Sri Tengku Aishah Tengku Ibrahimand four children, two boys and two girls.During his heyday, in the 1960s and 1970s, Abdul Ghani played in theposition of inside forward and was a crafty and agile player dreaded byopponents.-- BERNAMA