Kota Kinabalu -- The Sabah football team will now be known as the "Sabah Hawks", bringing with it a new resolve to achieve greater success in the sport.
The new name was unveiled by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, who is also the Sabah Football Association (Safa) president, during a high tea with the players here Friday.
He said the Sabah team would be a transformed squad with the signing of new players and the management reshuffled with the appointment of new manager and officers.
"We have seen tremendous progress since the past one year, which saw us emerging as the Premier League runners-up.
"This year we are playing at a higher and more prestigious level and we need a strong team and management," he said.
Sabah will open its campaign in the Super League on Jan 29.
Musa also launched the Sabah Hawks Supporters' Club and registered as its first member through the website, www.sabahawks.net.
-- BERNAMA
Source: http://www.bernama.com
The new name was unveiled by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, who is also the Sabah Football Association (Safa) president, during a high tea with the players here Friday.
He said the Sabah team would be a transformed squad with the signing of new players and the management reshuffled with the appointment of new manager and officers.
"We have seen tremendous progress since the past one year, which saw us emerging as the Premier League runners-up.
"This year we are playing at a higher and more prestigious level and we need a strong team and management," he said.
Sabah will open its campaign in the Super League on Jan 29.
Musa also launched the Sabah Hawks Supporters' Club and registered as its first member through the website, www.sabahawks.net.
-- BERNAMA
Source: http://www.bernama.com