Mattoangin Stadium, Makassar, holds special memories for Jusuf Kalla. This is where the young Kalla was often taken by his father, Haji Kalla, to watch football games. His father almost always went to see Ramang, a player for Makassar Football Association, who at that time was the pride of South Sulawesi. If there was a football match that afternoon, after the midday prayer the children would be ready at the stadium, having brought along prayer m