SINGAPORE, 4 September 2013: The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is pleased to announce the 22-man squad who will represent Singapore in the Merdeka Tournament, to be held from September 7 – 14 at the Darul Makmur Stadium in Kuantan, Pahang. The National Under-23 team from Singapore will face teams from Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia in the 41^st edition of the tournament. Most of the players who have been called up for this tournament had played in the recent international friendlies against the Under-23 teams of Philippines and Indonesia.

 

At the helm of the Under-23 squad is head coach V. Sundramoorthy who expresses his enthusiasm for the upcoming tournament. “The Merdeka Tournament has always been a tournament full of energy and exciting gameplay. I am pleased that the boys are given the opportunity to play in this tournament as it will provide excellent exposure for them ahead of the SEA Games. This is vital to the development of our youth players and the experience that the Under-23 players will gain from the Merdeka Tournament , as well as the international friendlies, will only further enhance their progress as players. Having said that, we are up against strong opponents in this tournament and the team is certain to give their best effort to ensure our progress in the tournament.”

The team will depart on Friday, 6 September at 11:30am from Changi Airport Terminal 2 on flight FY 3572.

 

List of players:

 

S/N	Full Name	Age		Position	Club
1	Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud	23		Goalkeeper	LionsXII
2	Muhammad Neezam Bin Abdul Aziz	22		Goalkeeper	LionsXII
3	Muhammad Syazwan Bin Buhari	20		Goalkeeper	Courts Young Lions
4	Muhammad Al-Qaasimy Bin Abdul Rahman	21		Defender	Courts Young Lions
5	Sheikh Abdul Hadi Bin Sh Othman	21		Defender	Courts Young Lions
6	Mohammad Afiq Bin Yunos	22		Defender	Courts Young Lions
7	Faiz Bin Mohd Salleh	21		Defender	Courts Young Lions
8	Muhammad Faris Azienuddin Bin Khaeri	19		Defender	LionsXII
9	Muhammad Shakir Bin Hamzah	20		Defender	LionsXII
10	Madhu M Mohana	22		Defender	LionsXII
11	Muhammad Hafiz Bin Abu Sujad	22		Defender	LionsXII
12	Muhammad Nazrul Bin Ahmad Nazari	22		Midfielder	LionsXII
13	Quak Jun Yi (Gabriel)	22		Midfielder	LionsXII
14	Muhammad Izzdin Shafiq Bin Yacob	22		Midfielder	LionsXII
15	Muhammed Aqhari Bin Abdullah	22		Midfielder	LionsXII
16	Muhammad Zulfahmi Bin Mohd Arifin	21		Midfielder	LionsXII
17	Muhammad Shamil Bin Sharif	21		Midfielder	Courts Young Lions
18	Muhammad Raihan Bin Abdul Rahman	22		Midfielder	Courts Young Lions
19	Muhammad Fazli Bin Ayob	23		Forward	LionsXII
20	Muhammad Faris Bin Ramli	21		Forward	LionsXII
21	Muhammad Khairul Nizam Bin Mohammad Kamal	22		Forward	LionsXII
22	Muhammad Syafiq Bin Mohamed Zainal	22		Forward	Lions XII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE
4 September 2013