Abdul Ghani Minhat

Who was Abdul Ghani Minhat?

Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Ghani Minhat was a football player who represented the team Selangor FA and Negeri Sembilan FA in the 1950s until the late 1960s. He played as a striker and winger while representing Singapore and Malaysia. He was sent by FAM to undergo a training session at Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany and other countries. He was known as the King of Soccer and is considered one of Malaysia's greatest football players. Ghani currently resides in Negeri Sembilan.

Ghani currently holds the all-time record in Malaysia with Ghani scoring 106 goals in only 15 games which scoring 11 goals in a 15-1 victory over the Philippines.