BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 27 Jan – Pasukan Bola Sepak Majlis
Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (MS ABDB) baru-baru ini telah
mengadakan Majlis Doa Kesyukuran Sempena Pencapaian Liga Super DST Musim
2015 yang diadakan di Hotel Star Lodge, Jerudong.
Pada kejohanan tersebut, pasukan MS ABDB telah menjuarai liga selepas
mengutip 49 mata menerusi 16 kali menang, satu seri dan satu tewas.
Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat ialah Pemerintah Tentera Udara Diraja
Brunei, Kolonel(U) Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah yang juga selaku
Penaung Pasukan Bola Sepak MS ABDB.
Turut hadir, timbalan-timbalan pemerintah Angkatan Tentera ABDB dan
Komandan Institut Latihan ABDB, Kolonel Haji Abidin bin Haji Abdul
Hamid, selaku Pengerusi MS ABDB.
Kolonel(U) Shahril Anwar di majlis tersebut mengingatkan MS ABDB
bahawa antara komponen bagi meningkatkan keupayaan sesebuah pasukan
ialah menerusi latihan yang mantap dan berkesan. Tetamu kehormat bergambar ramai bersama warga MS ABDB yang telah memenangi Liga Super DST 2015.
Di sepanjang liga, Pasukan MS ABDB telah pun menunjukkan prestasi
yang cemerlang sehingga dianugerahkan sebagai pasukan ‘Fair Play’ buat
kali kedua dan diikuti dengan penganugerahan pemain terbaik yang
diberikan kepada Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman.
Di samping itu, dalam usaha untuk meningkatkan mutu bola sepak MS
ABDB, seorang jurulatih telah dihantar bagi mengikuti Kursus Jurulatih
Kelas C Bola Sepak dan Kursus Kecergasan FIFA yang diiktiraf oleh
Persekutuan Persatuan Bola Sepak Antarabangsa (FIFA) dan Persekutuan
Bola sepak Asia (AFC) yang dianjurkan oleh Persekutuan Bola Sepak
Kebangsaan Brunei Darussalam (NFABD).
Dengan menghadiri kursus tersebut jurulatih berkenaan diharapkan
dapat mendidik dan melatih pemain-pemain MS ABDB dalam membuahkan hasil
permainan yang lebih mantap dan berkualiti.
Pada malam itu juga diselajurkan dengan Majlis Anugerah Pemain
Terbaik 2015 dan sebanyak tujuh anugerah telah diserahkan untuk pasukan
bagi mengiktiraf pencapaian dan kecemerlangan pemain-pemain sepanjang
tahun 2015 yang mana Sld Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman telah dianugerahkan
sebagai Pemain Terbaik Keseluruhan.
Majlis juga diteruskan dengan penyampaian sumbangan kerusi roda
daripada MS ABDB kepada Persatuan Kanak-kanak Cacat (KACA) yang
diserahkan oleh tetamu kehormat kepada Awang Tengah bin Ahmad dan pihak
Hospital Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) yang diwakili Dayang
Nordewati binti Abdul Wahab serta sumbangan alat-alat permainan serta
wang tunai kepada Yayasan Kanser Kanak-Kanak (YASKA) yang diserahkan
kepada Dr. Hajah Norehan binti Haji Johari.
Pvt
Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman (L), who was voted as the season’s
MS ABDB top
scorer, the most valuable player (MVP) and best
striker with officials.
Picture: Courtesy of Hj Khalid
Bujang
The
Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB)’s
manager Major (A)
Razanol Hardi Abd Razak (R) presents one
of the awards to an MS ABDB
player during their awards ceremony
at the Star Lodge Hotel, Jerudong.
Picture: Courtesy of Hj Khalid Bujang of MS ABDB
Nadzirah Malek-Webb
Bandar Seri Begawan
Sunday, January 24, 2016
THE
Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council (MS ABDB)’s manager Major (A)
Razanol Hardi Abd Razak is eyeing a treble for his team this season -
The DST Super League, The DST FA Cup and The DST Sumbangsih Cup.
The
army men clinched their very first DST Super League title over bitter
rivals Indera Sports Council (SC) in October last year. They went on to
win their third DST FA Cup after beating Indera 3-2 in December.
“2015 has been a great year but now the pressure starts,” Major Razanol said in an interview with The Brunei Times during the MS ABDB awards ceremony at the Star Lodge Hotel, Jerudong yesterday.
“We are eyeing a treble, but this season, we will be facing very tough teams.
"Kota
Rangers FC who went on unbeaten in the DST Premier League are a team to
watch out for, especially they have a team filled with former DPMM FC
and national players - captain Pg Sallehuddin Pg Hj Damit being one of
them," he added.
Major Razanol praised the army men’s star player,
Pvt Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman, who was voted as the season’s MS ABDB top
scorer, the most valuable player (MVP) and best striker.
“Pvt
Abdul Azizi is a natural footballer. It runs in his family. DPMM FC’s up
and rising star, Muhammad Azwan Ali Rahman is his brother and we all
can see where the talent came from,” Major Razanol said.
“Pvt Abdul Azizi thoroughly deserved these accolades and I know he can win more this season,” he said.
“He could’ve been the top scorer for the DST Super League, but his injuries set him back last year.
“At
the end of the day, we are a team, and football is about the team. We
are proud of him, but the ultimate victory comes from the team’s effort -
and that is our motto too,” he said.
Major Razanol also said his team will be focusing on youth development.
“We
have lots of plans for this season, one of which we will be starting to
recruit and train younger soldiers to compete in the league,” he said.
“We shall see how we fare this season, we can only plan and plan. This is football, anything can happen,” he concluded.
The
awards ceremony was attended by guest of honour, the Commander of the
Royal Brunei Air Force Colonel (U) Shahril Anwar Hj Ma’awiah with
charity donations from the army men to The Centre for Children with
Special Needs (KACA), The Children’s Cancer Foundation (YASKA) and Raja
Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital.