KBS will not pressure Aifa to replace Nicol David, says youth and sports minister


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IPOH, Nov 28 — The Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) will not pressure teenage sensation Aifa Azman to replace Datuk Nicol Ann David as the national squash queen following her astounding success in the Malaysian Open 2021 which concluded yesterday, said its minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu. Eight-time world champion Nicol retired from the sport in February 2019. Ahmad Faizal said Aifa, 19, has huge potential and could go far in her career. “I am really amazed by Aifa’s achievements. I hope she will continue to succeed, but we will not put too much pressure on her to...