Representing Malaysia at the Thailand Walking Football Cup 2026 in Bangkok, STRIDES returned home as champions.
At EVOCOM, we believe that human potential should never be defined by age, background or stage of life.
STRIDES Walking Football Club: A Story of Purpose and Perseverance
Young people deserve the opportunity to discover what they are capable of. Those who have retired deserve the opportunity to continue contributing, leading, inspiring and pursuing new ambitions. Experience does not lose its value with time. Purpose does not disappear after retirement. Potential remains, and it deserves to be recognised.
This belief is why our support for STRIDES Walking Football Club means so much to us.
STRIDES brings together adults and retirees who have chosen to remain active, connected and purposeful through sport. Their journey is a powerful reminder that retirement is not the end of contribution. It can be the beginning of a new chapter filled with discipline, friendship, courage and achievement.
The Thailand Walking Football Cup 2026 drew teams from across Southeast Asia, each bringing its own style of play built around discipline, teamwork and endurance rather than speed. Against that field, STRIDES Walking Football Club’s title run stood out for its consistency, with the team advancing match after match on the strength of preparation and camaraderie built over years of training together.
Their victory was more than a sporting achievement. It was a statement about what is possible when people are given the space, encouragement and opportunity to keep moving forward. It is the kind of story Evocom hopes to keep telling, one where age and circumstance take a back seat to determination.
EVOCOM was proud to support their journey through the contribution of corporate caps and sports apparel. Our contribution may have been modest, but our pride in the team is immense.
Evocom’s relationship with STRIDES Walking Football Club began as a small, practical gesture, contributing kit the team needed to compete with confidence on the international stage. What has grown from that gesture is a genuine sense of shared pride, and a reminder to everyone at Evocom that supporting people does not stop once a career milestone or retirement is reached.
Supporting STRIDES Walking Football Club also reflects Evocom’s broader commitment to community wellbeing, an extension of the same values that guide our approach to sustainability and social responsibility across our operations in Malaysia.
Every person deserves the chance to participate, grow and be valued for what they can still bring. That is the standard STRIDES Walking Football Club set for everyone watching from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur.
Walking football was developed to let older and less mobile players stay involved in the sport they love, and it has since grown into a competitive, community-driven movement across the region. STRIDES’ run to the Thailand Walking Football Cup 2026 title is part of that wider story.
For Evocom, moments like this are a reminder that meaningful support does not always require a large gesture. Sometimes it is as simple as showing up, contributing what we can, and celebrating the people who prove that determination has no retirement age.
We are proud not simply because they won, but because of what their victory represents. Experience still matters. Purpose does not retire. Potential has no expiry date.
At EVOCOM, we stand for creating opportunities across every stage of life. We believe in supporting young people as they take their first steps, and in standing beside experienced individuals as they pursue new goals and continue making meaningful contributions.
Through its CSR initiatives, EVOCOM remains committed to supporting communities and contributing to positive and lasting social impact.
