SINGAPORE, 25 May 2015: The Football Association of Singapore would like to announce that two friendly internationals have been lined up for the Singapore National ‘A’ Team as part of their preparations for their upcoming FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in June.

The Lions will play an away friendly against Bangladesh at the Banghabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on 30 May at 8pm (Singapore time).

On 6 June, they will take on Brunei at home. The venue for the match will be announced later. Likewise, ticket details for the Brunei game will also be released at a later date.

The squad for the Bangladesh game has also been confirmed.

National Coach Bernd Stange has selected 21 players, including 3 new faces in LionsXII midfielder Izzdin Shafiq, Home United midfielder Yasir Hanapi and Balestier Khalsa keeper Zaiful Nizam.

LionsXII Head Coach Fandi Ahmad and Tampines Rovers FC Head Coach V. Sundramoorthy have also been included in the coaching team for the upcoming friendlies and World Cup/Asian Cup qualifiers.

National Coach Stange said that the friendlies will be important for Singapore’s preparations for the World Cup qualifiers. He also explained why he gave call-ups to the three new faces.

“These two friendlies will be our final preparations for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, and so it is important that we make full use of these opportunities,” he said.

“Half of the players in the squad are from the LionsXII because they are the best available in terms of physical preparations and in confidence after last Saturday’s FA Cup final.

“I chose Izzdin because I feel that he has made the most progress of all the players in Singapore in the past six months. His performance in the FA Cup final also indicates that he deserves his first cap soon.

“Zaiful has performed on the international level for Balestier Khalsa in the AFC Cup, and has proven that he is the best goalkeeper in the S.League today. Finally, Yasir Hanapi has shown enormous commitment in his performances for Home United and deserves his call-up.”

Drawn in Group E with Cambodia, Afghanistan Syria and Japan, the Lions will take on Cambodia in Phnom Penh in their first qualifying match on June 11. They will then travel to Japan for their second game on 16 June.

The full squad list is appended below:

S/N	FULL NAME	POSITION	AGE	CLUB
1	HASSAN BIN ABDULLAH SUNNY	GK	30	ARMY UNITED FC
2	MOHAMAD IZWAN BIN MAHBUD	GK	24	LIONSXII
3	ZAIFUL NIZAM BIN ABDULLAH	GK	29	BALESTIER KHALSA FC
4	BAIHAKKI BIN KHAIZAN	DF	31	JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM II
5	ISMADI BIN MUHAMAD MUKHTAR	DF	32	TAMPINES ROVERS FC
6	MADHU M MOHANA	DF	24	LIONSXII
7	MOHAMAD SHAIFUL BIN ESAH NAIN	DF	29	TAMPINES ROVERS FC
8	MUHAMMAD NAZRUL BIN AHMAD NAZARI	DF	24	LIONSXII
9	ZULFADLI BIN ZAINAL ABIDIN	DF	24	TAMPINES ROVERS FC
10	MUHAMMAD HAFIZ BIN ABU SUJAD	DF	25	LIONSXII
11	MUHAMMAD SAFUWAN BIN BAHARUDIN	DF	24	LIONSXII
12	MUHAMMAD YASIR BIN HANAPI	MF	27	HOME UNITED FC
13	GABRIEL QUAK JUN YI	MF	24	LIONSXII
14	MUHAMMAD IZZDIN BIN SHAFIQ YACOB	MF	25	LIONSXII
15	MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS BIN KASMAN	MF	28	LIONSXII
16	HARISS S/O HARUN	MF	24	JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM I
17	MOHAMMAD ZULFAHMI BIN MOHD ARIFIN	MF	24	LIONSXII
18	FAZRUL NAWAZ S/O SHAHUL HAMEED	FW	30	WARRIORS FC
19	MOHAMMAD KHAIRUL AMRI BIN MOHAMMAD KAMAL	FW	30	LIONSXII
20	MOHAMMAD SHAHRIL BIN ISHAK	FW	31	JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM II
21	MUHAMMAD KHAIRUL NIZAM BIN MOHAMMAD KAMAL	FW	24	LIONSXII

 

Singapore’s Upcoming International Friendly Matches

Date	Time	Match	Venue
30 May 2015 Saturday	8pm (SG time)	Bangladesh vs Singapore	Banghabandhu National Stadium (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
6 June 2015 Saturday	7.30pm	Singapore vs Brunei	TBA