SEA Games: Fandi Ahmad and V. Sundram Moorthy set to renew football rivalry

V. Sundram Moorthy (right) and Fandi Ahmad coaching Singapore's Lions on Nov 6, 2017. The two former national footballers will face off as the coaches of Laos and Singapore on Nov 26, 2019. PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN
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SINGAPORE - After 19 years, the pride was still evident through the phone line from Laos as V. Sundram Moorthy recalled one of his early achievements as a coach.

It was 2000, his unfancied Jurong FC had just beaten the Fandi Ahmed-coached and two-time league champions SAFFC in an S-League game and Sundram celebrated wildly at the final whistle.

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