“Scared,” was how Najimudeen, who excelled as a forward and assisted for one of the three goals in the final of the maiden triumph of Kerala in Santhosh Trophy in 1973, responded when asked about his emotion on being selected to that team.
He was among the players from the team who turned up for an interaction with upcoming football players organised by the Kochi Corporation in the council hall on Wednesday to mark the golden jubilee of that glorious victory at Maharaja’s Ground, which was packed to the rafters on that wintry evening.
