SINGAPORE, 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 – Singapore National Team Coach Tatsuma Yoshida today named his 23-strong squad to face Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan in their third and fourth Group D matches of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 campaign next month.

The Japanese has made two changes from the squad that drew with Yemen and beat Palestine in their opening two matches earlier this month.

Firdaus Kasman had been handed his first call-up since March 2016 and the Geylang International midfielder has the opportunity to add to his seven caps, having last played for the Lions in June 2015 as a substitute in a 0-0 away draw against Japan in World Cup qualifying.

Hougang United winger Farhan Zulkifli is the other new face in the squad, having been handed his maiden call-up; the 16-year-old is one of three uncapped players in the team.

Tatsuma said: “Both Firdaus and Farhan have performed well on a consistent basis in the Singapore Premier League this season, and have kept up their form over the past month.

“Geylang have done well of late and Firdaus has played a key part from central midfield; he is a hard worker, has good passing attributes and adds balance to the team. Farhan is a young boy and his inclusion might surprise some people, but he has featured regularly for Hougang’s first team; of course, he still has room to improve.”

The Lions will play Jordan in an international ‘A’ friendly in Amman on 5 October as preparation for the match against Saudi Arabia on 10 October in Buraidah, before returning home to face Uzbekistan at the National Stadium on 15 October.

Tatsuma said: “We will use the game against Jordan to fine-tune our ideas ahead of the Saudi Arabia match, as well as get used to the time difference and weather conditions there.

“Saudi Arabia is the highest-ranked team in our group, strong both technically and physically, but we always aim to get a result when we play. We want to try to bring back the three points. We go with no fear and a challenger’s mentality.”

The match against Saudi Arabia will be broadcast LIVE online on Mediacorp’s Toggle platform at toggle.sg.

The Lions depart Singapore in the morning on 3 October and arrive back on the morning of 12 October.

UPDATE: Shakir Hamzah withdrew due to injury on 2 October and was replaced by Zulfahmi Arifin.

Singapore National Team Squad for October 2019

S/N	Name	Pos	Caps	Goals	DOB	Club
1	Hassan Sunny	GK	83	0	2-Apr-84	Army United (THA)
2	Izwan Mahbud	GK	48	0	14-Jul-90	Nongbua Pitchaya (THA)
3	Zharfan Rohaizad	GK	0	0	21-Feb-97	Young Lions
4	Amirul Adli	DF	9	0	13-Jan-96	Tampines Rovers
5	Baihakki Khaizan	DF	135	5	31-Jan-84	Trat FC (THA)
6	Darren Teh	DF	0	0	19-Aug-96	Geylang International
7	Irfan Fandi	DF	22	1	13-Aug-97	BG Pathum United (THA)
8	Nazrul Nazari	DF	34	0	11-Feb-91	Hougang United
9	Safuwan Baharudin	DF	91	11	22-Sep-91	Pahang FA (MAS)
10	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	DF	9	0	29-Mar-98	Young Lions
11	Farhan Zulkifli	MF	0	0	10-Nov-02	Hougang United
12	Firdaus Kasman	MF	7	0	24-Jan-88	Geylang International
13	Hami Syahin	MF	1	0	16-Dec-98	Home United
14	Hariss Harun	MF	96	10	19-Nov-90	Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS)
15	Shahdan Sulaiman	MF	60	4	9-May-88	Tampines Rovers
16	Yasir Hanapi	MF	33	1	21-Jun-89	Tampines Rovers
17	Zulfahmi Arifin	MF	42	1	5-Oct-91	Hougang United
18	Fareez Farhan	FW	1	0	25-Jul-94	Geylang International
19	Faris Ramli	FW	53	9	24-Aug-92	Hougang United
20	Gabriel Quak	FW	31	5	22-Dec-90	Warriors FC
21	Hazzuwan Halim	FW	0	0	2-Feb-94	Balestier Khalsa
22	Ikhsan Fandi	FW	14	6	9-Apr-99	Raufoss IL (NOR)
23	Shawal Anuar	FW	7	1	29-Apr-91	Geylang International

National Team Fixtures for October 2019

Date	Time	Match	Venue	Ticket Pricing*
				Cat 1	Concession
5 October 2019 Saturday	7pm (12 am SGT)	Jordan vs Singapore	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	N.A
10 October 2019 Thursday	8pm (1 am SGT, 11 Oct, Friday)	Saudi Arabia vs Singapore	King Abdullah Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
15 October 2019 Tuesday	7.45pm	Singapore vs Uzbekistan	National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub	$15.00	$10.00

Tickets can be purchased at fas.org.sg/tickets.

Fans who have purchased tickets to watch the Singapore vs Uzbekistan World Cup Qualifier on 15 October 2019 at the National Stadium will be entitled to a 30% discount on either one of the Brazil Global Tour 2019 in Singapore matches. The promotion ends on 6 October 2019.

*Abovementioned ticket prices do not include ticketing fees

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