SINGAPORE, 2 JUNE 2019 – As part of their continued preparations towards selection for November’s Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2019, the Lionesses will be playing two away friendly matches on 3 and 6 June respectively.

Led by head coach Melisa Ye, the Women’s National Team will face Vanuatu before taking on Fiji. Both countries sit higher than Singapore in the FIFA rankings; Vanuatu is ranked 108^th and Fiji 71^st while Singapore is 120^th.

Experienced campaigners such as Warriors FC’s Noor Kusumawati and Chris Yip-Au, who currently plays for Monaro Panthers FC in Australia’s National Premier League Women’s Capital Football, will be joined by young players like Dhaniyah Qasimah, Putri Nur Syaliza, Nur Atikah and Venetia Lim.

Ye said: “We are in the midst of our preparations to be selected for this year’s SEA Games and we are hoping to increase the team’s match experience by exposing them to quality opponents like Fiji and Vanuatu. These two countries are comparable to Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia in terms of the level of competition and will be a good gauge of where we are at this stage of preparations.”

The team enjoyed a good showing at the recent Arafura Games 2019 Women’s Football competition last month, where they finished in second place ahead of their opponents from Australia.

Women’s National Team Friendly Fixtures

Date	Time	Match	Venue
3 June 2019 Monday	2.00pm	Vanuatu vs Singapore	Stade de Korman, Vanuatu
6 June 2019 Thursday		Singapore vs Fiji

Women’s National Team Squad

S/N	Name	Pos	DOB	Club
1	Noor Kusumawati	GK	29-Sep-90	Warriors FC
2	Beatrice Tan	GK	29-Jun-92	Tanjong Pagar United FC
3	Dhaniyah Qasimah	DF	7-Jul-04	GDT Circuit FC
4	Mira Ruzana	DF	6-Jan-01	Still Aerion FC
5	Nur Farhanah	DF	26-Jul-98	Tanjong Pagar United FC
6	Nur Syazwani	DF	20-Dec-01	Still Aerion FC
7	Angelyn Pang	DF	13-Apr-91	Tiong Bahru FC
8	Siti Rosnani	DF	15-May-93	Home United FC
9	Dorcas Chu	MF	29-Jul-02	Warriors FC
10	Angeline Chua	MF	7-Nov-88	Still Aerion FC
11	Venetia Lim	MF	14-Oct-03	Still Aerion FC
12	Nur Izzati	MF	24-May-99	Still Aerion FC
13	Nur Atikah	MF	12-Nov-03	GDT Circuit FC
14	Lim Li Xian	FW	24-Nov-96	Warriors FC
15	Nur Faradila	FW	15-Oct-98	Still Aerion FC
16	Putri Nur Syaliza	FW	17-Mar-03	Warriors FC
17	Raudhah Kamis	FW	4-Mar-99	Tiong Bahru FC
18	Sitianiwati Rosielin	FW	26-May-97	Warriors FC
19	Chris Yip-Au	FW	5-Apr-94	Monaro Panthers FC (AUS)