IPOH, March 14 — Former Perak player Nazirul Naim Che Hashim, who lifted the 2018 Malaysia Cup, has traded his football boots for the coffee machine at his own Twenty One Cafe after an injury brought his playing career to an end.

Nazirul Naim, who played as a left-back for the national squad Harimau Malaya, retired from professional football in 2024 at the age of 31 after suffering a serious knee cartilage injury while playing for KL City FC, marking a turning point in his life.