SINGAPORE, 6 MARCH 2019 – Singapore Under-22 National Team Head Coach Fandi Ahmad has named a 24-man squad for an overseas training camp ahead of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championship qualifiers taking place from 22 to 26 March 2019.

Young Lions defender Nur Adam Abdullah and SAFSA midfielder Amirul Haikal have both been called up to the U22 National Team for the first time.

Singapore is drawn in Group G alongside Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Hong Kong and hosts Mongolia for the tournament, where the 11 group winners and four best second-placed teams will qualify for the championship.

The team will travel to Japan on 7 March for a 12-day centralised training camp ahead of the tournament in order to acclimatise to the weather conditions in Mongolia, where temperatures are expected to reach 5 degrees and below.

Coach Fandi said: “This qualifying tournament is a good opportunity for the team to pit themselves against quality opponents in Asia. Some of the players in this squad played in last November’s ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup. Their experience will stand them in good stead for these qualifiers and I am sure the other players will also benefit from their experience.

“Given Mongolia’s climate, the training camp in Japan is critical for the team to acclimatise to playing in cold weather conditions. We want the boys to be able to focus on the qualifiers and show what they can bring to the team.”

Captain Irfan Fandi said: “It’s only been a few months but i have already learnt a lot from playing overseas. I am excited to share my experience with the team and hope that I can bring a positive impact to the team.

“We will be working hard to prepare ourselves for the qualifiers and play our hearts out for every match.”

Singapore AFC Under-23 Championship Qualifiers Fixtures

Date	Time	Match	Venue
22 March 2019 Friday	1.00pm	Hong Kong vs Singapore	MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
24 March 2019 Sunday	1.00pm	Singapore vs DPR Korea
26 March 2019 Tuesday	5.00pm	Singapore vs Mongolia

Singapore Under-22 National Team

S/N	Name	Pos	DOB	Club
1	Kenji Rusydi	GK	12-Jul-98	Young Lions
2	Adib Nur Hakim	GK	9-Mar-98	Young Lions
3	Zharfan Rohaizad	GK	21-Feb-97	Young Lions
4	Akram Azman	DF	21-Nov-00	Young Lions
5	Danish Irfan	DF	10-Mar-99	Geylang International FC
6	Irfan Fandi	DF	13-Aug-97	BG Pathum United (THA)
7	Irfan Najeeb	DF	31-Jul-99	SAFSA
8	Nur Adam Abdullah	DF	13-Apr-01	Young Lions
9	Syahrul Sazali	DF	3-Jun-98	Young Lions
10	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	DF	29-Mar-98	Young Lions
11	Lionel Tan	DF	5-Jun-97	Young Lions
12	Amirul Haikal	MF	11-Oct-99	SAFSA
13	Justin Hui	MF	17-Feb-98	Hougang United FC
14	Jacob Mahler	MF	10-Apr-00	Young Lions
15	Joshua Pereira	MF	10-Oct-97	Young Lions
16	Naqiuddin Eunos	MF	12-Jan-97	Young Lions
17	Saifullah Akbar	MF	31-Jan-99	Young Lions
18	Nur Luqman	MF	20-Jun-98	Young Lions
19	Hami Syahin	MF	16-Dec-98	Home United FC
20	Arshad Shamim	MF	9-Dec-99	Home United FC
21	Haiqal Pashia	FW	29-Nov-98	Young Lions
22	Ikhsan Fandi	FW	9-Apr-99	Raufoss IL (NOR)
23	Amiruldin Asraf	FW	8-Jan-97	Home United FC
24	Syukri Bashir	FW	11-Apr-98	Young Lions

* 23 players will be registered for the qualifiers