Singapore to compete in 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy

An 18-men squad will depart for Brunei for the U-21 competition scheduled to begin on Saturday

By Bhas Kunju

Football Association of Singapore
Football Association of Singapore
The Football Association of Singapore will be sending a team to compete in the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, which will be held from 25th February to 10th March 2012.

The 11-team tournament is a biennial U-21 competition for nations in the ASEAN region and the 2012 event will be the fourth edition since its inception in 2002. The 2009 edition was cancelled in light of the Fifa sanctions on Brunei Football Association then.

Singapore has been drawn in Group A together with Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia and Laos.

The team will leave for the tournament on February 23 and return to Singapore on March 10.

Singapore will open their campaign against Indonesia on February 26 before rounding-off the group stage a week later against Myanmar.

The Final is scheduled for March 9. All matches will be played in Brunei.

Full squad:

Mohamad Fawwaz Bin Anuar, Al-Qaasimy Rahman, Tajeli Salamat, Anumanthan Mohan Kumar, Farrez Farhan, Faris Ramli, Shamil Sharif, Aqhari Abdullah, Haniff Sadique, Sheikh Abdul Hadi, Muhammad Syazwan Bin Buhari, Amy Recha, Sufianto Salleh, Gary Loo, Ali Hudzaifi Bin Mohd Yusof, Dong Junming, Faris Azienuddin, Shannon Stephen



 
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