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