KUCHING: A sepak takraw club from Sarawak, Rosha advanced to the quarter-finals of the national Veteran Sepak Takraw Championship Series II 2017 in Penang recently.
The team, which comprised experienced players and former Sarawak players, namely, Ahmad Abdul Rahman, Awang Sairi Ahmad Sairi, Nasir Jaal and Sharkawi Taibi, topped Group Q after winning all their matches.
Rosha defeated another strong team lined by former national players like Abdul Hamid, Zabidi Sharif and Suhaimi Yusuf 2-0 in one of their matches.
However, Rosha lwent down 0-2 to a team strengthened by Malaysia’s former players, Zulkarnine, Saravanan and Ku Halim.
“A good achievement for us although we managed to qualify into the quarter-finals,” said team manager, Roslan Bujang.
“The players have played their level best during the competitions,” he added.
