Kuniuraman Kannan

Kuniuraman Kannan (sometimes spelt Kunjuraman Kannan), more popularly known as K. Kannan, is a Singaporean football forward who played for Singapore. He was in the Singapore squad in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Jurong Town.

Career In the Malaysia Cup tournament, Kannan has played for Singapore FA (debuting in 1981) and Kuala Lumpur FA.

Kannan was named the Player of the Year in FAS Premier League 1992 season while playing for Geylang International. He then signed a record contract to play for Changi United.

Match-fixing Following widespread rumours about corruption within the sports among the teams who played in the Malaysia Premier League (MPL), the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) launched an investigation and had interviewed multiple players, including Kannan. On 24 October 1994, Kannan and Changi United Club manager Ong Kheng Hock was arrested for match-fixing at the recent MPL season.

Rajendran was named as the witness in this case. Kannan and Ong was found guilty of conspiring and bribery, and were jailed and fined. Football Association of Singapore also had banned Kannan, and other players involved in corruption and match-fixing for life from the sports.

Over the years, Kannan would file five appeals to the FAS, appealing to them to remove the ban against him. However, they were largely unsuccessful until in 2022 when FAS decided to lift the ban after reviewing his fifth attempt. One of his release conditions was to participate in anti-corruption drives and engagements for six months from when the ban was lifted.

Personal life Kannan is married with 3 children.

Honours Club Kuala Lumpur FA Malaysia Cup (2) : 1987, 1989

International Singapore SEA Games

Individual M-League Golden Boot: 1987