The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) have announced the head coach and the Singapore team playing in the Malaysian domestic tournaments starting from 2012 to 2015.
Having signed a Memorandum of Understanding in July this year, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and FAS both agreed to send a team to compete in the Great Eastern YEO'S S-League and the Malaysian Super League and all cup competitions.
The team will be named the LIONSXII and have a specially designed logo.
In front of a room packed with journalists, former national team striker, ‘The Dazzler' V.Sundramoorthy was unveiled as the head coach of the team.
Sundram was one of two Singapore players, along with Fandi Ahmad to have ever played in Europe when he had a stint back in 1987 to 1988 with Switzerland club, FC Basel.
Besides playing for Singapore in the Malaysian competitions, he also crossed the border and donned the colours of Kedah, Pahang and Kelantan.
His Malaysian Cup days room-mate, Kadir Yahya was selected by Sundramoorthy to be his assistant coach and the two former team-mates on the pitch will now seek to work their magic from the sidelines.
Also unveiled at the press conference was the 28-man squad list which included Shahril Ishak, Khairul Amri, Agu Casmir and Hariss Harun.
Comprising of a blend of youngsters and experienced national players, the team will be competing in the three Malaysian domestic competitions, namely the Malaysian Super League, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.
The LionsXII’s first official training kicks off on December 7.
They will find out next week which Malaysian team they will take on in their first match on January 10.
LionsXII squad:
Goalkeepers:
Izwan Mahbud, Hyrulnizam Jumaat, Al—Faiz Ishak
Defenders:
Safuwan Baharudin, Juma’at Jantan, Shaiful Esah, Irwan Shah, Shakir Hamzah, Sevki Sha’ban, Shahir Hamzah, Madhu Mohana
Midfielders:
Hariss Harun (Vice Captain), Safirul Sulaiman, Izzdin Shafiq, Isa Halim, Taufiq Rahmat, Raihan Rahman, Shahdan Sulaiman, Yasir Hanapi, Shahril Ishak (Captain), Firdaus Kasman, Pravin Guanasagaran,
Forwards:
Khairul Amri, Gabriel Quak, Fazli Ayob, Khairul Nizam, Agu Casmir, Sufian Anuar
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