FIRST CALL-UP FOR HAFIZ

Head coach Radojko Avramovic has called on the SAFFC defender following the latter¡¯s confident performance at the recent Asian Games for the national Under-23 side.

Apart from the inclusion of the 22-year-old Hafiz, the Lions has also gave a recall to recovering veteran Indra Sahdan Daud as well as to Woodlands Wellington winger Sazali Salleh.

The 26-year-old Sazali¡¯s last assignment was in the FIFA World Cup Qualifier while for Indra, it was his first call after struggling with a knee injury in the last six months.

Apart from the King¡¯s Cup in Bangkok, the squad of 25 players are also being prepared for the Asean Football Championship, slated for Jan 12 ¨C Feb 3.

Singapore will play Kazakhstan, Vietnam and hosts Thailand at the King¡¯s Cup while for the Asean Football Championship in January, they have been drawn in Group B with Vietnam, Laos and Indonesia .

THE SINGAPORE SQUAD

GOALKEEPER:Hassan Sunny, Lionel Lewis, Fadhil Salim

DEFENDER:Daniel Bennett, Aide Iskandar, S. Subramani, Ismail Yunos, Baihakki Khaizan, Precious Emuejeraye, Sevki Sha’ban, Hafiz Osman, Mohamed Noh Rahman

MIDFIELDER:Isa Halim, Mustafic Fahrudin, Shahril Ishak, Shi Jia Yi, Itimi Dickson, Sazali Salleh, Muhammad Ridhuan

STRIKERS:Khairul Amri, Indra Sahdan, Noh Alam Shah, Masrezwan Masturi, Ashrin Shariff, Fazrul Nawaz