Press Releases ● Mar 14, 2017
National Team To Face Afghanistan Before AFC Asian Cup Qualifier Against Bahrain
SINGAPORE, 14 MARCH 2017: The National Team will play an international friendly against Afghanistan in Qatar on 23 March 2017, in preparation for its opening Group E match against Bahrain in the Final Round of the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qualifiers on 28 March 2017.
Singapore coach V. Sundram Moorthy has called up a 23-man squad to play the two matches, with the uncapped Ho Wai Loon of Warriors FC also training with the squad on standby to travel should there be any injuries. The average age of the 24 players is 27.25.
Said Coach Sundram: “We are all looking forward to beginning this final qualification round for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Bahrain will be favourites, but we are able to compete with them. The friendly against Afghanistan, who have players in European leagues, will be excellent preparation for the team.”
“This is a balanced squad – with a good mix of experience and youth. We are preparing well and are determined to do our best to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup 2019,” he asserted.
Please see below for the fixture details as well as the full squad list.
UPCOMING MATCHES FOR SINGAPORE
| DATE | MATCH | KICK-OFF | VENUE |
| 23 March 2017 Thursday |
Afghanistan vs Singapore | 7.00pm (QA time) 12.00am (SG time) |
Al-Wakrah Sports Complex
Al-Wakrah, Qatar |
| 28 March 2017 Tuesday |
Bahrain vs Singapore | 7.00pm (BH time) 12.00am (SG time) |
Bahrain National Stadium
Riffa, Bahrain |
SINGAPORE NATIONAL TEAM
| S/N | NAME | POS | AGE | CAPS | GOALS | CLUB |
| 1 | Hassan Bin Abdullah Sunny | GK | 32 | 62 | 0 | Home United FC |
| 2 | Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud | GK | 26 | 41 | 0 | Tampines Rovers FC |
| 3 | Zaiful Nizam Bin Abdullah | GK | 29 | 1 | 0 | Balestier Khalsa FC |
| 4 | Bennett Daniel Mark | DF | 39 | 132 | 6 | Tampines Rovers FC |
| 5 | Ho Wai Loon* | DF | 23 | 0 | 0 | Warriors FC |
| 6 | Irfan Fandi Ahmad | DF | 19 | 1 | 0 | Home United FC |
| 7 | Juma’at Bin Jantan | DF | 33 | 37 | 0 | Home United FC |
| 8 | Madhu M Mohana | DF | 26 | 22 | 0 | Tampines Rovers FC |
| 9 | Mohammed Faritz Bin Abdul Hameed | DF | 27 | 20 | 0 | Geylang International FC |
| 10 | Muhammad Hafiz Bin Abu Sujad | DF | 26 | 34 | 0 | Big Bang Chula United FC |
| 11 | Muhammad Nazrul Bin Ahmad Nazari | DF | 26 | 17 | 0 | Hougang United FC |
| 12 | Muhammad Shakir Bin Hamzah | DF | 24 | 31 | 0 | Tampines Rovers FC |
| 13 | Mustafic Fahrudin | DF | 35 | 82 | 8 | Tampines Rovers FC |
| 14 | Safirul Bin Sulaiman | DF | 24 | 6 | 0 | Geylang International FC |
| 15 | Anumanthan S/O Mohan Kumar | MF | 22 | 12 | 0 | Hougang United FC |
| 16 | Hariss S/O Harun | MF | 26 | 71 | 4 | Home United FC |
| 17 | Muhammad Faris Bin Ramli | MF | 24 | 29 | 4 | Home United FC |
| 18 | Muhammad Izzdin Shafiq Bin Yacob | MF | 26 | 19 | 0 | Home United FC |
| 19 | Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin | MF | 25 | 66 | 6 | PDRM FA |
| 20 | Muhammad Shawal Bin Anuar | MF | 25 | 1 | 0 | Geylang International FC |
| 21 | Muhammad Yasir Bin Hanapi | MF | 27 | 15 | 1 | Tampines Rovers FC |
| 22 | Mohammad Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal | FW | 32 | 113 | 32 | Tampines Rovers FC |
| 23 | Mohammad Shahril Bin Ishak | FW | 33 | 132 | 14 | Warriors FC |
| 24 | Muhammad Khairul Nizam Bin Mohammad Kamal | FW | 25 | 16 | 0 | Home United FC |
*On standby
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