Football: Age is just a number for Balestier Khalsa's Khidhir Khamis, youngest local coach in SPL at 33
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Khidhir Khamis, 33, who previously coached age-group teams at Tanjong Pagar United and Geylang International until 2013, is relishing the opportunity to return to elite football coaching.
ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
SINGAPORE - He earned the necessary certification to lead a professional local club six years ago. But the opportunity never arose for Khidhir Khamis, until now.
The 33-year-old will take the reins of Balestier Khalsa for the upcoming Singapore Premier League (SPL) season, after Tigers coach Marko Kraljevic departed two weeks ago to coach Malaysia Premier League side Kelantan.

