National Team - Lions ● Nov 06, 2019

Hazzuwan replaces Shawal in Lions squad to face Yemen

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SINGAPORE, 6 NOVEMBER 2019 – Singapore National Team Coach Tatsuma Yoshida today called up Hazzuwan Halim to replace Shawal Anuar in the 23-strong squad to face Yemen in their fifth Group D match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 campaign this month.

Geylang International FC forward Shawal, 28, has withdrawn from the squad due to injury. Hazzuwan, who turns out for Balestier Khalsa FC, made his international debut last month.

Young Lions goalkeeper Adib Nur Hakim has also been called up to the Lions squad as back-up to Izwan Mahbud and Hassan Sunny. This is the 21-year-old’s first international call-up.

The Lions will play Qatar in an international ‘A’ friendly in Doha on 14 November as part of the build-up towards the game against Yemen five days later in Muharraq, Bahrain.

The match against Yemen will be broadcast LIVE online on Mediacorp’s Toggle platform at toggle.sg.

The Lions depart Singapore on 12 November.

Singapore Men’s National Team Squad for November 2019

S/N Name Pos Caps Goals DOB Club
1 Adib Nur Hakim GK 0 0 9-Mar-98 Young Lions
2 Hassan Sunny GK 84 0 2-Apr-84 Army United (THA)
3 Izwan Mahbud GK 50 0 14-Jul-90 Nongbua Pitchaya (THA)
4 Amirul Adli DF 10 0 13-Jan-96 Tampines Rovers
5 Baihakki Khaizan DF 136 5 31-Jan-84 Trat FC (THA)
6 Darren Teh DF 2 0 19-Aug-96 Geylang International
7 Iqram Rifqi DF 0 0 25-Feb-96 Home United
8 Irfan Fandi DF 25 1 13-Aug-97 BG Pathum United (THA)
9 Nazrul Nazari DF 37 0 11-Feb-91 Hougang United
10 Safuwan Baharudin DF 94 11 22-Sep-91 Pahang FA (MAS)
11 Shakir Hamzah DF 51 3 20-Oct-92 Kedah FA (MAS)
12 Hami Syahin MF 3 0 16-Dec-98 Home United
13 Hariss Harun MF 99 10 19-Nov-90 Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS)
14 Shahdan Sulaiman MF 62 4 9-May-88 Tampines Rovers
15 Yasir Hanapi MF 35 1 21-Jun-89 Tampines Rovers
16 Zulfahmi Arifin MF 44 1 5-Oct-91 Hougang United
17 Faris Ramli FW 56 9 24-Aug-92 Hougang United
18 Gabriel Quak FW 34 5 22-Dec-90 Warriors
19 Hafiz Nor FW 4 0 22-Aug-88 Home United
20 Hazzuwan Halim FW 1 0 2-Feb-94 Balestier Khalsa
21 Ikhsan Fandi FW 16 7 9-Apr-99 Raufoss IL (NOR)
22 Khairul Nizam FW 22 0 25-Jun-91 Warriors
23 Sahil Suhaimi FW 19 1 8-Jul-92 Warriors

National Team Fixtures for November 2019

Date Time Match Venue
14 November 2019
Thursday
7.30pm
(12.30am SGT, 15 Nov)
International ‘A’ Friendly:
Qatar vs Singapore
Al Duhail Stadium, Doha, Qatar
19 November 2019

Tuesday

6pm
(11pm SGT)
2022 World Cup Qualifier:
Yemen vs Singapore
Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium, Muharraq, Bahrain