Sathia's housewarming party

The man who missed the penalty in the Merdeka Tournament final against Vietnam is seen here with the wife and Berita Harian's Fadzrie Hazis (right). In the background, FAM general secretary Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad is being interviewed by the RTM crew

The host B. Sathianathan entertains a group of people who are die-hard supporters of the national team, with loose cannon's family in the foreground

Also seen here is Mr Amir (proudly wearing Malaysia's away jersey), the driving force behind the National Team Supporters Club

Sathianathan's assistant Ismail Ibrahim and his family

FAM assistant general secretary Haji Saifuddin Abu Bakar tucking away

Zamani hopes to redeem himself in the AFF Suzuki Cup

The FAM general secretary helps himself to the food

B. Sathianathan's Deepavali do doubled as a housewarming party but the Press were not in a mood to party as discussions centred on Malaysia's prospects in December's AFF Suzuki Cup following the penalty shootout defeat to the Vietnam Under-23 side in the Merdeka Tournament.

So the subject of Sathianathan's contract which ends next month was raised but FAM general secretary Lt Jen (R) Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad was non-committal.

Let's wait for the AFF Cup. After all it was announced earlier that the AFF Cup is the key performance indicator for Sathianathan and team manager, YB Khairy Jamaluddin.