In 1958, Malaysia known as Malaya and it was the year after it gained independence in 1957. Malaya held the 1st Merdeka Anniversary Football Festival on 31st August 1958 in order to celebrate the first anniversary of its independence. This was the year that Malaya gained its first victory as a champion in the Merdeka Football Festival. Under the leadership of a legendary coach, Choo Seng Quee, Malaya team lead by Chan Tuck Choy won this tournament by beating the Hong Kong team. Malaya players consist of Lim Ah Lek, Boey Chong Lian, Zainal Abidin, Kwong Chong Yin, Woo Ah Wah, Choo Seng Quee, Yusof Bakar, M.Joseph, E.C. Dutton, Koay Ban Chuan, Wong Yuen Ching, Ahmad Nazari, Jalil Che Din, Rahim Omar, Chan Tuck Choy, Abdul Ghani Minhat, Lourdes, M.Govindasamy, Lim Kee Siong, Mok Wai Hong, Wong Kim Seng, Robert Choe and Ng Boon Bee. Participant countries for the 1st Merdeka Anniversary Football Festival consist of Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Vietnam and Indonesia. Choo Seng Quee was a legendary coach and very well known in Malaysia and Singapore. Tunku Abdul Rahman as a President of Football Association Malaya/Malaysia put a great belief on him to bring Malaya/Malaysia team to its peak and he managed to do that with a great pride. One of the ex-player namely Koay Ban Chuan said that the Malaya 1958 team was the best team Malaysia has ever had.
Malaya team rise up the winning trophy of the 1st Merdeka Anniversary Football Festival 1958.
The winning team of Malaya with the trophy.
Malaya 1958 team.
The 1st Merdeka Anniversary Football Festival champion medal.
The 1st Merdeka Anniversary Football Festival 1958 shield.
*photo credit to Man Olimpik
The 1st Merdeka Anniversary Football Festival 1958 mini shield.
Back photo of the 1st Merdeka Anniversary Football Festival 1958 mini shield. Made by Wing Sun & Co., a local company.
Choo Seng Quee.
Tunku Abdul Rahman
The 1st Merdeka Anniversary Football Festival 1958 trophy that was won by Malaya.
The Malaya 1958 team photo on an oversea match trip.
*photo credit to Koay Ban Chuan
The Malaya 1958 team photo on an oversea match trip.
*photo credit to Koay Ban Chuan
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