Former Delhi state footballer Mohd Akram passed away in New Delhi on 3 January 2012. He had started playing in the Delhi Senior Division league from leading City Football Club and was a prominent figure in Delhi league from 1960 to 1980.
Akram was one was one of the finest defenders Delhi has ever produced. He had started his football career with walled - city famous Anglo Arabic School in 1955. He did his graduation from erstwhile Delhi College (now known as Dr.Zakir Hussain College) in 1958. He started playing in prestigious Delhi Senior Division league from leading City Football Club and was a prominent figure in Delhi League from 1960 to1980.
He represented his club in Durand Cup, Rovers Cup, IFA Shield, Stafford Cup. He also represented Delhi State in the Senior National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy.
He retired from his department Delhi Customs as Assistant Commissioner in 2001.
His contemporaries include Sujat Ashraf, Mohd. Aslam, Manzoor Ahmed, Mohd. Yakub, Taffiq, Lufet Ali, Mohd. Mohammed, Aziz Qureshi, Pran, Madan Abdul Aziz, Syed Nasir Ali etc.
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