SINGAPORE, 27 JUNE 2022 – The Singapore Under-16 National Team comprising of 26 players will head to Yogyakarta, Indonesia tomorrow for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Under-16 Boys Championship 2022.

 

The team will begin their Group A campaign against Vietnam on 31 July 2022 at the Sultan Agung Bantul Stadium and will be led by Head Coach Angel Toledano, a Spaniard appointed under the Unleash The Roar! Initiative. The young Cubs’ will also face host Indonesia on Wednesday, 3 August 2022 at the Maguwoharjo Sleman Stadium in their second match before taking on Philippines in its last group stage match in the same venue as its opening match. This will be the first time that the players are playing international football since the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020.

 

Initially comprising of a group of 37 players, the U-16s have been training four times a week since June 2022 to prepare for the tournament. As part of their preparations, the team also played friendly games, including against the teams of Tampines Rovers U17, Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta’zim FC U16 and Geylang International U17. The final squad of 26 players was selected on Monday, 25 July 2022 ahead of the team’s departure tomorrow.

 

 

 

Head Coach Toledano will be assisted by Coach Miur Rafik, a full-time coach at the Singapore Sports School, both of whom who have been involved in the selection and preparatory phase of the team since June 2022. A UEFA Pro Licence holder, Toledano’s previous coaching stints include Barcelona’s famed youth academy La Masia, China’s U23 team and the now dissolved Chinese side Tianjin Tianhai FC. Most recently, he was the assistant coach of the China U16 team.

 

Toledano said: “The players and backroom staff have been working hard since we gathered in June to get the players back up to speed after the pandemic and to lay down the foundations for how the technical department wants them to play. This competition will be a great opportunity for the players to apply what they have learnt so far and for my staff and I to identify the areas we need to work further, ahead of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualifiers in October later this year.

 

“The boys have showed good attitude and willingness to learn, but we must also acknowledge that the lack of competitive action for the past two years may have an effect on aspects like their match fitness and decision making. Having said that, this competition is crucial for both their individual and team development in the long run, especially with their next test coming up in October for the AFC qualifiers.”

 

The AFF Under-16 Boys Championship 2022 will be the 15^th edition and this will be the 10^th time Singapore is participating in the competition.

 

Singapore Under-16 Men’s National Team

No.	Name	DOB	Age	Pos	School
1	Efan Qiszman	20-Sep-06	15	GK	St. Gabriel’s Secondary School
2	Isaac Lee	17-Mar-06	16	GK	Singapore Sports School
3	Kaiden Ng	17-Oct-06	15	GK	St. Joseph’s Institution International
4	Adam Ali	28-Sep-06	15	DF	Meridian Secondary School
5	Hadirul Harraz	26-Jan-06	16	DF	Singapore Sports School
6	Ilham Iskandar	30-Jul-06	15	DF	Singapore Sports School
7	Jeevesh S/O Harikumar	20-Apr-06	16	DF	St. Gabriel’s Secondary School
8	Kegan Phang	23-Jan-06	16	DF	Singapore Sports School
9	Marcus Heng	12-Jul-06	16	DF	Raffles Institution
10	Merrick Tan	05-Mar-06	16	DF	St. Joseph’s Institution International
11	Shaddiq Mansor	20-Mar-06	16	DF	Singapore Sports School
12	Caelan Cheong	22-Jan-06	16	MF	Anglo Chinese School (Barker Road)
13	Jonan Tan	27-Jun-06	16	MF	St. Gabriel’s Secondary School
14	Jovan Ang	23-Aug-06	15	MF	Victoria School
15	Loo Kai Sheng	09-Jan-07	15	MF	Singapore Sports School
16	Matthias Koesno	13-Jul-06	16	MF	Anglo Chinese School (Barker Road)
17	Rasul Ramli	26-Mar-07	15	MF	Singapore Sports School
18	Sahoo Garv	26-Mar-06	16	MF	Victoria School
19	Yusril Hanapi	07-May-06	16	MF	Meridian Secondary School
20	Ahmad Luthfi	15-Oct-07	14	FW	Singapore Sports School
21	Fernandez Casey	05-Feb-07	15	FW	Singapore Sports School
22	Hafiy Rahmat	11-May-06	16	FW	Sengkang Secondary School
23	Jayden Goh	11-Mar-06	16	FW	Victoria School
24	Qaisy Noranzor	24-Jan-06	16	FW	Fuchun Secondary School
25	Ryan Peh	23-Apr-04	15	FW	Victoria School
26	Syazwan Latiff	21-Feb-06	16	FW	Meridian Secondary School

 

AFF Under-16 Boys Championship Group A Fixtures

Date	Match	Time (SGT)	Venue
Sunday, 31 July 2022	Vietnam vs Singapore	4pm	Sultan Agung Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Wednesday, 3 Aug 2022	Singapore vs Indonesia	9pm	Maguwoharjo Sleman Stadium, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Saturday, 6 Aug 2022	Singapore vs Philippines	9pm	Sultan Agung Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

 

 

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