Actor Syafiq forms football club

Star once dreamt of becoming professional pla ayer

ACTOR Syafiq Kyle (pic) forked out almost RM50,000 to form his own football club, which he has named Challo FC, reported Harian Metro.

The Nur drama star said as he did not get to realise his dream of becoming a professional football player, he decided to form the club a year ago.

“I use my own pocket money to prepare all the players’ necessities. For now, we will enter small leagues and play friendly matches within and outside the country,” he said.

Besides Syafiq, the club lists other artistes as its permanent players such as Aedy Ashraf, Ikmal Amry and Harris Anuar.

Challo FC is planning to hold a friend- ly match against Super League champions Johor Darul Ta’zim.

> Kosmo! reported that a three-yearold French Charolais cow weighing 1.2 tonnes is believed to be the heaviest animal sacrificed in Malaysia during Hari Raya Haji.

More than 1,000 people convened at Masjid Makmur, Kampung Losong Dato’ Amar in Kuala Terengganu on Wednesday morning to witness the animal being slaughtered.

Badan Ukhuwah Darul Iman chairman Zul Fadzli Hassan said the cow was bought from a farmer in Terengganu for RM14,000 and its meat was distributed to 2,000 villagers.

> Unable to cope with his poor health, a man set himself on fire at a temple in Sungai Ruan, Pahang, repo orted Sinar Harian.

Raub district police chief f Supt Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said d Ning Poh, 81, went to the temple alone at 8.45am on Wednesday.

“A policeman who went t to the scene found the man n burning and put out the e flames. A medical officer r later confirmed that Ning g died at the scene,” he said.

Ning, who was senile and suffered from asthma, had often talked about ending his life as he could no longer stand his illness.