Press Releases ● Aug 24, 2016
Lions To Take On Bahrain And Hong Kong
SINGAPORE, 24 AUGUST 2016: The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) today announced that the National Team will be playing two international ‘A’ friendlies against Bahrain and Hong Kong, on 1 September and 11 October 2016 respectively. Both matches, part of the Lions’ preparations for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup, will be played away.
“Bahrain and Hong Kong are good opponents. Hong Kong has good and physically strong players, some of whom are naturalised. Their playing style is similar to some of our opponents at the AFF Suzuki Cup, and we are looking forward to the game. Bahrain, being 33 places above us in the FIFA World Ranking, will also be a good test for us. I have said before that it is important for us to have high-quality matches against strong opponents, so we are happy to have these matches lined up together with the Causeway Challenge against Malaysia on 7 October. They will certainly help us to gear up for the Suzuki Cup,” said Singapore coach V. Sundram Moorthy.
A 24-strong squad has been selected for the match against Bahrain, with Hougang United FC forward Iqbal Hussain among those eager to impress Coach Sundram.
“I am excited to be called up by Coach Sundram for the match against Bahrain. It shows that my hard work in the S.League has paid off, and I am looking forward to learning not just from him but also from the seniors in the team,” said Iqbal, who has scored four goals for his club this year.
Tickets for the Causeway Challenge 2016 will be available from www.sportshubtix.sg from 12.00pm on 1 September 2016. Early bird prices (from 1-12 September) start from $6 for concession tickets.
Scheduled Friendly Matches
|
Date |
Time |
Match |
Venue |
|
1 September 2016 Thursday |
7:15pm (BH time) 12.15am (SG time, next day) |
Bahrain vs Singapore |
Bahrain National Stadium Manama, Bahrain |
|
7 October 2016 Friday |
8.30pm |
Singapore vs Malaysia |
National Stadium Singapore |
|
11 October 2016 Tuesday |
8.00pm |
Hong Kong vs Singapore |
Mong Kok Stadium Hong Kong |
National Team Squad for Singapore vs Bahrain
|
S/N |
PLAYERS NAME |
POS |
AGE |
CAPS |
GOALS |
CLUB |
|
1 |
Hassan Bin Abdullah Sunny |
GK |
32 |
55 |
0 |
ARMY UNITED FC |
|
2 |
Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud |
GK |
26 |
39 |
0 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
|
3 |
Baihakki Bin Khaizan |
DF |
32 |
124 |
5 |
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM II |
|
4 |
Mohammed Faritz Bin Abdul Hameed |
DF |
26 |
12 |
0 |
GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC |
|
5 |
Muhammad Hafiz Bin Abu Sujad |
DF |
25 |
29 |
1 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
|
6 |
Bennett Daniel Mark |
DF |
38 |
125 |
6 |
GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC |
|
7 |
Muhammad Shakir Bin Hamzah |
DF |
23 |
24 |
0 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
|
8 |
Muhammad Nazrul Bin Ahmad Nazari |
DF |
25 |
17 |
0 |
HOUGANG UNITED FC |
|
9 |
Madhu M Mohana |
DF |
25 |
15 |
0 |
WARRIORS FC |
|
10 |
Juma’at Bin Jantan |
DF |
32 |
31 |
0 |
HOME UNITED FC |
|
11 |
Anumanthan S/O Mohan Kumar |
MF |
22 |
6 |
0 |
HOUGANG UNITED FC |
|
12 |
Hariss S/O Harun |
MF |
25 |
63 |
4 |
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM |
|
13 |
Mohammad Hafiz Bin Mohd Nor |
MF |
28 |
2 |
0 |
WARRIORS FC |
|
14 |
Mohammad Shahril Bin Ishak |
MF |
32 |
129 |
14 |
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM II |
|
15 |
Muhammad Izzdin Shafiq Bin Yacob |
MF |
25 |
14 |
0 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
|
16 |
Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin |
MF |
24 |
59 |
5 |
PDRM FA |
|
17 |
Muhammad Yasir Bin Hanapi |
MF |
27 |
8 |
0 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
|
18 |
Muhammad Zulfahmi Bin Mohd Arifin |
MF |
24 |
27 |
0 |
HOME UNITED FC |
|
19 |
Gabriel Quak Jun Yi |
MF |
25 |
17 |
2 |
GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC |
|
20 |
Safirul Bin Sulaiman |
MF |
23 |
6 |
0 |
GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC |
|
21 |
Mohamad Sahil Bin Suhaimi |
FW |
24 |
16 |
1 |
GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC |
|
22 |
Mohamed Iqbal Bin Hamid Hussain |
FW |
23 |
1 |
0 |
HOUGANG UNITED FC |
|
23 |
Mohammad Azhar Bin Sairudin |
FW |
29 |
2 |
0 |
HOME UNITED FC |
|
24 |
Mohammad Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal |
FW |
31 |
105 |
31 |
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