By Mustakim Ramli
SHAH ALAM, June 13 —Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) or MBI-sponsored teenage female football player Qaseh Rania Khairul Najib has accepted an offer from Croatian Division 1 club, NK Osijek.
MBI’s corporate social responsibility head Ahmad Azri Zainal Nor said the 12-year-old was selected after attending a two weeks programme with the club early this month.
“The club’s chief talent scout was impressed by Qaseh Rania’s skills and offered her to join the club as an academy player,” he said when contacted by Selangorkini.
Ahmad Azri said MBI is ready to continue supporting Qaseh Rania in her quest to go further in professional football.
“Before this, we had helped her to attend the programme that provided an opportunity for Qaseh Rania to showcase her talent there and she had done well. After this, we will consider and see what other kinds of assistance can be channelled,” he said.
Apart from Qaseh Rania, her brother Luth Qayyim, 15, had also received sponsorship from MBI to participate in a programme with NK Osijek FC on June 4.
The two siblings were selected after their outstanding performances in the FAM Suparimau League tournament. Currently, Qaseh is undergoing centralised training with the national women’s football squad.
The teenager had also won the Kuala Lumpur Women’s Football Championship 2021 when she represented the senior team and the LaLiga Youth Championship 2021 for the Under-14 category.
Qaseh also received the awards for Most Valuable Player in the LaLiga Youth Championship 2021 and the Futsal Academy 2020 for the Grassroots category.
