AFC President pays tribute to footballing legend Maradona

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC President pays tribute to footballing legend Maradona

Kuala Lumpur: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has joined the world of football in paying tribute and mourning the loss of global football icon Diego Maradona, who passed away at the age of 60 from a heart attack in his hometown of Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

Widely-regarded as one of the greatest ever to grace the world’s biggest stages, Maradona began his professional career with Argentinos Juniors at the age of 16 and went on to represent Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys as a player as well as the likes of Racing Club, Dorados, Gimnasia and the Argentina national team later as a coach.