Malaysia footballer set to return after acid attack: Selangor FC confirm Faisal Halim could be back in action by August
- Halim suffered burns on the neck, shoulder, hands and chest in the assault at a shopping centre
- Shahril Baharim, chairman of the technical committee at Selangor FC, says that Faisal is recovering well
A top Malaysian footballer who suffered severe burns in an acid attack is recovering well and could be back in action as early as August, his club said on Wednesday.
Selangor FC and Malaysia winger Faisal Halim suffered burns on the neck, shoulder, hands and chest in the assault at a shopping centre outside the capital Kuala Lumpur on May 5.
Shahril Baharim, chairman of the technical committee at Selangor FC, said that Faisal is recovering well.
“I was told that with this progress, there is a big possibility that he will be back [on the pitch] by three to six months,” Shahril said at a media briefing on Wednesday. “This is based on what the doctors told me, the faster the better, that’s our hope.
“His recovery is very, very good. I was told that the skin grafting can only cover 70 per cent of the wounded area, but it was a miracle that he managed to get 100 per cent.”
Faisal had a three-hour skin allograft surgery on Monday which went “better than expected”, according to team doctor Muhammad Hazwan Khair, who also spoke at the media briefing.
Shahril said that another, more minor surgery will be performed on the player on Thursday.