The head coach of Singapore’s National “A” Team, Tsutomu Ogura, has called up 29 players for centralised training during the upcoming October international window beginning 7 October 2024. This camp forms part of the team’s ongoing preparations for the upcoming ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup in December and aims to further strengthen squad cohesion and tactical execution.

The 30^th player, Kyoga Nakamura, has once again been invited to train with the Lions, having been part of the training camp during the September window.

Notably, Young Lions goalkeeper Aizil Yazid and Lion City Sailors striker Abdul Rasaq Akeem earn their first call-ups to the senior squad which also sees the return of Amirul Adli, Fairuz Fazli, Ryaan Sanizal, Raoul Suhaimi, Ryhan Stewart, Faris Ramli and Ikhsan Fandi. Shawal Anuar, Faizal Roslan, Nazrul Nazari, Syed Firdaus Hassan, and Iqbal Hussain are due to miss out through injuries.

The team will play training matches against three J1 League clubs as part of the training camp. These matches are expected to test the players’ tactical development and physical conditioning ahead of the Lions’ upcoming fixtures.

Ogura was clear as to what he expected out of the players for this window: “We are playing against top-tier J1 teams, but I don’t want the players to think too much about the opposition or give too much respect. We just need to focus on the performance targets we want to achieve during those games and deliver on those fronts.

“At these games, we want to see our players being able to play high-intensity football for a longer period than before. On the rest of the trip, we want to see a real commitment to our training sessions, and much more familiarity with the style of football we want for our Lions.

“At the end of the day we want to make Singapore fans proud of the spirit and the football their Lions play – and we are progressing well.”

The full list of players is as follows:

Singapore Men’s National ‘A’ Team Squad (as of 3 October 2024)

S/N	Name	Pos	Caps	Goals	DOB	Club
1	Aizil Yazid	GK	0	0	24-Dec-04	Young Lions
2	Izwan Mahbud	GK	54	0	14-Jul-90	Lion City Sailors
3	Rudy Khairullah	GK	0	0	19-Jul-94	Geylang International
4	Syazwan Buhari	GK	2	0	22-Sep-92	BG Tampines Rovers
5	Amirul Adli	DF	27	0	13-Jan-96	BG Tampines Rovers
6	Jordan Emaviwe	DF	0	0	9-Apr-01	Balestier Khalsa
7	Fairuz Fazli	DF	0	0	20-Jan-05	Young Lions
8	Irfan Fandi	DF	48	2	13-Aug-97	Port FC (THA)
9	Nur Adam Abdullah	DF	9	0	13-Apr-01	Young Lions
10	Ryaan Sanizal	DF	3	0	31-May-02	Young Lions
11	Safuwan Baharudin	DF	113	13	22-Sep-91	Selangor FC (MAS)
12	Shakir Hamzah	DF	65	4	20-Oct-92	Geylang International
13	Raoul Suhaimi	DF	0	0	18-Sep-05	Young Lions
14	Ryhan Stewart	DF	15	0	15-Feb-00	Albirex Niigata (S)
15	Farhan Zulkifli	MF	2	0	10-Nov-02	Young Lions
16	Hami Syahin	MF	23	0	16-Nov-98	Lion City Sailors
17	Hariss Harun	MF	132	11	19-Nov-90	Lion City Sailors
18	Glenn Kweh	MF	13	0	26-Mar-00	BG Tampines Rovers
19	Jacob Mahler	MF	12	3	10-Apr-00	Muangthong United (THA)
20	Naqiuddin Eunos	MF	2	0	12-Jan-97	Geylang International
21	Shah Shahiran	MF	23	1	14-Nov-99	BG Tampines Rovers
22	Harhys Stewart	MF	4	0	20-Mar-01	Chiangrai United (THA)
23	Ajay Robson	MF	0	0	6-Dec-03	Hougang United
24	Zikos Chua	FW	0	0	15-Apr-02	Geylang International
25	Faris Ramli	FW	81	13	24-Aug-92	BG Tampines Rovers
26	Ikhsan Fandi	FW	38	18	9-Apr-99	BG Pathum United (THA)
27	Ilhan Fandi	FW	14	2	8-Nov-02	BG Pathum United (THA)
28	Abdul Rasaq Akeem	FW	0	0	16-Jun-01	Lion City Sailors
29	Taufik Suparno	FW	8	0	31-Oct-95	BG Tampines Rovers
	Kyoga Nakamura*	MF			25-Apr-96	BG Tampines Rovers

*Kyoga Nakamura will travel with the Lions squad as an invited playe

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