The Football Association of Malaysia has praised the RM50 million allocation in the 2012 Budget to build artificial football pitches throughout the country.
Its deputy president, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said the construction of more pitches would encourage more youths to take up football as the sport be played on better grounds.
Describing the budget as people-friendly, he hoped more football fields would be built throughout the country.
Tengku Abdullah, who is also Malaysian Hockey Federation president, was speaking to reporters after presenting cash prizes to 18 players from the national hockey squad which finished third in the Asian Challenge Trophy Championship in Ordos, China recently.
Each player was rewarded RM5,000. Malaysia beat China 1-0 for the third place.
The 2012 Budget has proposed an allocation of RM50 million to build artificial pitches with floodlights in 30 selected locations nationwide and an additional RM15 million for 150 more futsal courts throughout the country.
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