Singapore Asian Games Team to play two games against Myanmar in Yangon

The Singapore Asian Games team will be leaving on Wednesday 30 June for Yangon to play two friendly games against the Myanmar Senior Team on 2 and 4 July.

From 22 players named in the squad, 18 are from the Young Lions team who are currently fifth in the Great Eastern - YEO’S S.League and have been unbeaten for the past eight matches.

Defenders Hidhir Hasbiallah from Gombak United and Sengkang Punggol’s Shahir Hamzah have been included to bolster the team’s defence, with Woodlands Wellington’s forward, Rizawan Abdullah, making up the remaining players from the other S.League clubs.

Of the 22 named, three players namely, Zulfahmi Arifin, Hidhir and Rizawan have been called up to the Under -23 team for the first time.

The tour will provide the Asian Games team with valuable international experience, having played their last game against SEA Games Gold medallist, Malaysia in a 1-0 win back in April.

National Coach Radojko Avramovic believes that the experience will give the players excellent exposure.

“At this age, players need to play more international games to help them grow. We believe that Myanmar will provide our young players with a good test. This is a good learning experience and they will have adjust and adapt to international opponents.

“Looking forward, we need to expose these players for more such games, in order to prepare them for future international tournaments like the Olympic Games qualifiers and SEA Games.”

The Asian Games team leaves for Yangon on 30 June and are due back on 5 July.

Name	Club	Position	DOB
Jasper Chan	Young Lions	GK	7-Nov-1988
Izwan Mahbud	Young Lions	GK	14-Jul-1990
Hidhir Hasbiallah	Gombak United	DF	25-Mar-1989
Shahir Hamzah	Sengkang Punggol	DF	17-Mar-1992
Eddie Affendy Chang	Young Lions	DF	10-May-1990
Madhu Mohana	Young Lions	DF	6-Mar-1991
Afiq Yunos	Young Lions	DF	10-Dec-1990
Safuwan Baharudin	Young Lions	DF	22-Sep-1991
Shahfiq Ghani	NFA U18	MF	17-Mar-1992
Faritz Abdul Hameed	Young Lions	MF	16-Jan-1990
Hafiz Abu Sujad	Young Lions	MF	1-Nov-1990
Izzdin Shafiq	Young Lions	MF	14-Dec-1990
Nazrul Ahmad Nazari	Young Lions	MF	11-Feb-1991
Zulfahmi Arifin	Young Lions	MF	5-Oct-1991
Gabriel Quak	Young Lions	MF	22-Dec-1990
Rizawan Abdullah	Woodlands Wellington	FW	4-Aug-1987
Eugene Luo	Young Lions	FW	20-Jan-1991
Fadhil Noh	Young Lions	FW	4-Mar-1989
Shakir Hamzah	NFA U18	DF	20 Oct 1992
Fazli Ayob	Young Lions	FW	24-Jan-1990
Khairul Nizam	Young Lions	FW	25-Jun-1991
Khalili D'cruz	Young Lions	FW	14-Aug-1991