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 | FW | 4-Aug-1987 |
Eugene Luo | Young Lions | FW | 20-Jan-1991 |
Fadhil Noh | Young Lions | FW | 4-Mar-1989 |
Shakir Hamzah | NFA U18 | | |
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 |
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