The government of Malaysia through its Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng recently announced that a massive RM45 million will be allocated to the National Football Development Programme (NFDP) which is a three-fold increase from the RM15 million allocated in the year 2019.
That is a huge commitment and continued faith being showed by the country in NFDP which has seen successes in the form of graduates like Luqman Hakim gaining international recognition and a proposed move to Belgium top division side KV Kortrijk.
When an outlay of that size is given to a programme, all eyes are definitely on how the money will be spent and for FAM Deputy President Dato Seri Subahan Kamal, that means first and foremost spending the budget on ensuring that the players and coaches can do their work properly.