Former Terengganu and national footballer Yahya Jusoh, 61, passed away at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital in Kuala Terengganu at 4.50pm yesterday, due to prostate cancer.

His son Hazim Yatimi said his father who was down with a bout of fever for the past few days had difficulty breathing yesterday morning and was admitted to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) yesterday upon the advise of a doctor who treated him at his house at 9am yesterday morning.

“The doctor who treated my father advised us to admit him to a hospital since his condition was serious. We then decided to send him to the hospital,” he told reporters when met at his house in Taman Permint Jaya, Chendering in Kuala Terengganu.

Hazim said his late father had also been suffering from a nervous system disorder since 2009.

Yahya, a pillar of strength in the heart of Terengganu’s defence during his heydays in the 70s and 80s, had played together with the likes of Soh Chin Aun and the late Mokhtar Dahari.

He leaves behind his wife Normah Alias, 60, four children (three girls and a boy) and three grandchildren.

Terengganu Sultan, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin and Terengganu FA president Che Mat Jusoh paid their last respects at the late Yahya’s house.

Yahya’s remains were buried at the Batu Burok Muslim cemetery at 9am today.

- Bernama