National Team - Lions ● Mar 07, 2019
Nazri Nasir to lead Lions in AIRMARINE Cup 2019
SINGAPORE, 7 MARCH 2019 – Former Lions captain Nazri Nasir has been appointed to lead the Singapore National Team for the AIRMARINE Cup 2019, a four-nation ‘A’ international friendly tournament.
Hosted by the Football Association of Malaysia, Afghanistan, Oman and Malaysia will complete the quartet of participating nations. Singapore will face Malaysia on Wednesday 20 March, while Oman and Afghanistan will meet in the earlier match that day. The third-placing match and final will be played on Saturday 23 March.
Former National Team player Noh Rahman will assist Nazri for the tournament. Football Association of Singapore Vice-President Teo Hock Seng will join the team as the Head of Delegation. The squad includes Tampines Rovers defenders Irwan Shah, who was last capped in a 2013 friendly away against China, and Amirul Adli who last featured in the squad in 2015.
It will be Nazri’s first time leading the Lions. He said: “It is a dream and an honour to be able to lead the Lions for the AIRMARINE Cup 2019. I am familiar with our players, having worked with them in different capacities including in Lions XII. While our Under-22 players will be playing in the 2020 Asian Football Confederation Under-23 qualifiers, we have called up players whom I believe will be vital in our success in the tournament. We’re playing our first game against Malaysia and we will play our hearts out for our country.”
The matches will be LIVE on SingTel Mio Sports Ch 111.
AIRMARINE Cup 2019 Fixtures
| Date | Match | Time | Venue |
| 20 March 2019 Wednesday |
Oman vs Afghanistan | 4.30pm | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |
| 20 March 2019 Wednesday |
Malaysia vs Singapore | 8.45pm | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |
| 23 March 2019 Saturday |
Third-placing match | 4.30pm | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |
| 23 March 2019 Saturday |
Final | 8.45pm | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |
Singapore Squad for AIRMARINE Cup 2019
| S/N | Name | Pos | Caps | Goals | DOB | Club |
| 1 | Izwan Mahbud | GK | 44 | 0 | 14-Jul-90 | Nongbua Pitchaya |
| 2 | Syazwan Buhari | GK | 0 | 0 | 22-Sep-92 | Tampines Rovers |
| 3 | Zaiful Nizam | GK | 2 | 0 | 24-Jul-87 | Balestier Khalsa |
| 4 | Amirul Adli | DF | 4 | 0 | 13-Jan-96 | Tampines Rovers |
| 5 | Emmeric Ong | DF | 2 | 0 | 25-Jan-91 | Warriors FC |
| 6 | Faritz Hameed | DF | 30 | 0 | 16-Jan-90 | Home United |
| 7 | Irwan Shah | DF | 20 | 0 | 02-Nov-88 | Tampines Rovers |
| 8 | Nazrul Nazari | DF | 30 | 0 | 11-Feb-91 | Hougang United |
| 9 | Safuwan Baharudin | DF | 85 | 10 | 22-Sep-91 | Pahang FA |
| 10 | Shakir Hamzah | DF | 47 | 2 | 20-Oct-92 | Kedah FA |
| 11 | Hariss Harun | MF | 90 | 9 | 19-Nov-90 | Johor Darul Ta’zim FC |
| 12 | Huzaifah Aziz | MF | 2 | 0 | 27-Jun-94 | Balestier Khalsa |
| 13 | Izzdin Shafiq | MF | 37 | 0 | 14-Dec-90 | Home United |
| 14 | M Anumanthan | MF | 17 | 0 | 14-Jul-94 | Hougang United |
| 15 | Shahdan Sulaiman | MF | 55 | 3 | 09-May-88 | Tampines Rovers |
| 16 | Yasir Hanapi | MF | 28 | 1 | 21-Jun-89 | Tampines Rovers |
| 17 | Zulfahmi Arifin | MF | 38 | 0 | 05-Oct-91 | Hougang United |
| 18 | Faris Ramli | FW | 47 | 6 | 24-Aug-92 | Hougang United |
| 19 | Gabriel Quak | FW | 27 | 3 | 22-Dec-90 | Warriors FC |
| 20 | Iqbal Hussain | FW | 6 | 0 | 06-Jun-93 | Hougang United |
| 21 | Khairul Amri | FW | 128 | 32 | 14-Mar-85 | Tampines Rovers |
| 22 | Khairul Nizam | FW | 21 | 0 | 25-Jun-91 | Warriors FC |
