Singapore Under-22 men’s soccer team finalised

SINGAPORE: Singapore Beneath-22 Males’s Nationwide Staff Head Coach Nazri Nasir has introduced a finalised squad of 23 gamers for the upcoming 2024 Asian Soccer Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup Qatar Qualifiers in Vietnam.

The ultimate choice follows an intense interval of centralised coaching in Thailand, the place the workforce was based mostly for the previous 12 days in preparation for the upcoming event, the Soccer Affiliation of Singapore stated in a press launch on September 3.

From an preliminary provisional squad of 25 who started coaching on August 23, 2023, Coach Nazri has chosen the 23 gamers that he hopes will do the nation proud in Hanoi, Vietnam. The gamers had been assessed after a collection of friendlies in Thailand, together with a world pleasant with the Thailand U-22 workforce.

One of many gamers to ebook a spot within the ultimate squad is Muhammad Asis, who can be enjoying in his first main event with the Beneath-22 workforce. Asis, 19, who performs for the Lion Metropolis Sailors Beneath-21 squad, stated, “Carrying the nationwide jersey and standing as a consultant of our nation is an honour. Every one in every of us understands this accountability and acknowledges the importance. The workforce firmly believes in our talents to execute the coach’s methods successfully and we’re assured in giving a efficiency worthy of donning this jersey.”

Younger Lions’ duo Umayr Sujuandy and Elijah Lim weren’t picked for the ultimate squad whereas Tampines Rovers’ Ryaan Sanizal needed to pull out due to an damage suffered earlier than the squad began their centralised coaching.

Previous to departure from Bangkok to Hanoi, Coach Nazri shared his ideas on the gamers chosen to signify Singapore on the AFC event, “The number of the 23 gamers was a results of their unwavering show of dedication, willpower and self-discipline all through the centralised coaching section. Equally essential, their inclusion was guided by our strategic strategy and sport plan.

“The centralised coaching was important, particularly given the boys, together with these from the opposite SPL golf equipment, gathered on August 21. This allowed me and my backroom workers to instil into the boys the way in which we need to strategy the competitors in Hanoi, in addition to to make sure now we have full focus on this ultimate leg of the preparation.

“As we gear up for the upcoming matches towards three formidable groups in Viet Tri Metropolis, our workforce is stuffed with palpable enthusiasm and a robust sense of focus and willpower. I firmly consider they’ll pose a major problem to their opponents and can exert their utmost effort in these matches.”

The workforce has left for Hanoi and can play their first match on September 6 towards Yemen on the Mỹ Đình Nationwide Stadium in Vietnam. They are going to face Guam three days later earlier than finishing their group stage matches towards host Vietnam on September 12.

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