Subang Parade celebrates Football Fever

Malaysian professional footballer Shivan Pillay putting on a demonstration at Subang Parade’s Football Fever 2022 kick off.

Subang Parade shopping mall in Subang Jaya kicks-off the 2022 Football Fever campaign to celebrate the football season with a host of activities from November 26 to December 11.

The family-friendly activities to be held at LG, East End Concourse include Shoot For Glory challenge, football juggling performance, football skills workshop and 3 vs 3 futsal contest for children aged 7-12 years.

“This is a great opportunity for families to come together for some fun and games as the year-end school holidays begin.

“Subang Parade is a community-centric mall, and in line with our focus on the social aspects of environmental, social and governance, our priority remains to provide a great retail experience and promote wholesome activities that encourage engagement and physical well-being of our community.

“This also aligns with our commitment to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 on good health and well-being,” said Zarina Halim, executive director and chief corporate officer of Hektar Asset Management Sdn Bhd at the media launch.

Hektar Asset Management Sdn Bhd executive director and chief corporate officer Zarina Halim (left) Subang Jaya state assemblywoman Michelle Ng Mei Sze at the launch of Football Fever 2022 campaign at Subang Parade.

The media launch event was officiated by Subang Jaya state assemblywoman Michelle Ng Mei Sze, and attended by professional football player Shivan Pillay.

The 21-year-old Malaysian footballer plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Petaling Jaya City.

Shivan said, “This Football Fever is a good platform to promote football not just as a game but as a sport for healthy living among children. It’s also about teaching them healthy competition and the meaning of teamwork and at the same time, picking up skills on how to kick the ball, pass the ball and play as a team.”

To be a part of the Football Fever 2022, shoppers can take part in the Shoot for Glory challenge by shooting balls into target goals and win lucrative prizes.

The pool of prizes is worth more than RM10,000, which includes a 70-inch LG 4k TV, Samsung S22, Apple Watch SE and five consolation prizes.

There will be a special football juggling performance, football clinics catered for kids and adults, as well as a juggling contest every weekend from 7 pm – 9 pm.

The highlight is the 3 vs 3 futsal contest opens to children in two categories – 7 to 9 and 10 to 12 years old, which will be held on Dec 10-11 at the mall’s LG, East End concourse.

Hektar Asset Management is the manager of Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (Hektar REIT) which owns the flagship property Subang Parade.