Sabahans who are still struggling to obtain citizenship could not help but highlight the “unfairness” and “double standards” in the recent controversy involving several heritage football players.

Fandi Nukizan, 22, who prefers to be known as Ijan, said it was unfair that the foreigners managed to get citizenship so easily, but those born and had lived all their lives in Malaysia are still struggling to get the document.

“To me, it seems...