Samba Football Makes its Way to Singapore

The Football Association of Singapore, international promoter, Match World and local promoters; Total Sport & Entertainment and Kawan Creative International announced today that they will be hosting the Brazilian Olympic football team in Singapore. The team featuring some of the biggest names is football such as Ronaldinho, Robinho, Alexandre Pato, Diego and Lucas will play a Singapore team at the National Stadium on July 28.
The trip to Singapore is part of the Brazilian team's two-stop acclimatisation camp before they head to Beijing to vie for their first Olympic gold medal. The team will arrive in Singapore on July 23 and proceed to Vietnam for their second game on July 29 before heading to the Chinese capital.

Speaking to reporters at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Singapore, President of Matchworld Football SA, Mr Sidi M. Airouss said, "The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) approached me to arrange for the team to play two games before the Olympics and we had offers from Europe and Asia. Singapore is an obvious choice due to its great infrastructure, similar weather conditions and time zone. The Football Association of Singapore has proven more than capable of hosting international events and its football is on the rise."
Mr Winston Lee, General Secretary of Football Association of Singapore commented on his delight to host the Brazilian team, "We are pleased to host and play a team of such calibre in Singapore. This will be a great experience for our fans and good exposure for our players."
Organisers are expecting a sell-out crowd at the National Stadium. Tickets for the match go on sale from Tuesday, July 22 at all Sistic outlets with prices starting from $60 for gallery seats while Grandstand tickets are available at $120. Two thousand tickets priced at $15 are also available for students under the age of 16 years old. Student passes must be produced at the time of purchase. Details and availability for corporate hospitality suites will be announced at a later date.

FIFA agent, Jeremy Lim, General Manager of Total Sport & Entertainment looks forward to bringing more quality football action to Singapore, "This is a coup for the local sports industry. This is the first time Singapore is hosting a top ten FIFA-ranked team and it is not every day that Singaporeans have the opportunity to get up close to a squad consisting of some of the world's most talented footballers. It is an experience not to be missed for the public and for sponsors who are seeking to associate themselves to one of the biggest names in football."

Singapore Select vs Brazil Olympic Squad

Monday, 28 July 8.00pm

National Stadium Ticket Details

Grandstand-S$120

Gallery-S$60

Gallery Student-S$15 (2000 gallery tickets available for students under the age of 16 years old.While stocks last!)

Tickets are available at all Sistic outlets and can also be purchased online at www.sistic.com.sgContact Sistic at (65) 6348 5555

Free shuttle bus service Available from 6.30pm – 8.30pm, from Geylang Lor 1 Bus Terminal (opposite Kallang MRT) will be provided on match day

Raddy announces squad for match against Brazil Olympic Team

Singapore National Coach Radojko Avramovic has announced his Singapore Selection squad of 21 players for next Monday’s friendly against the Brazil Olympic Team at the National Stadium.

The squad features 18 players who were in the Lions’ squad for the World Cup Qualifiers in June. Young Lions central defender Afiq Yunos is the only player uncapped at senior international level.

Lionel Lewis and Qiu Li make a return while defenders Precious Emeujeraye and Noh Rahman have been ruled out of the game through injury.

Avramovic has also called up three foreign players - defenders Kenji Arai of SAFFC and Valery Hiak of Home United as well as Geylang United’s Slovakian attacker Miroslav Latiak.

Says Avramovic, “This match will be a great experience for our players. They will be coming up against some of the best players in the world of today and the future.”

The squad will report for centralised training from Friday onwards in preparation for the match.


Singapore Selection vs Brazil Olympic Team
Monday 28 July 2008
8.00pm
(Gates open at 5.30pm)
National Stadium

Singapore Selection

S/N
Name
DOB
Position
Club

1
Lionel Lewis
16/12/1984
GK
Home United

2
Hassan Sunny
06/02/1984
GK
Tampines Rovers

3
Baihakki Khaizan
31/01/1984
DF
Geylang United

4
Valery Hiek
31/01/1981
DF
Home United

5
Juma'at Jantan
23/02/1984
DF
Home United

6
Kenji Arai
19/05/1978
DF
SAFFC

7
Daniel Bennett
07/01/1978
DF
SAFFC

8
Afiq Yunos
12/10/1990
DF
Young Lions

9
Ismail Yunos
24/10/1986
DF
Young Lions

10
Shahril Ishak
23/01/1984
MF
Home United

11
Shi Jiayi
02/09/1983
MF
Home United

12
John Wilkinson
24/08/1979
MF
SAFFC

13
Ridhuan Muhamad
06/05/1984
MF
Tampines Rovers

14
Fahrudin Mustafic
17/04/1981
MF
Tampines Rovers

15
Isa Halim
15/05/1986
DF /MF
Young Lions

16
Miroslav Latiak
19/03/1981
MF / FW
Geylang United

17
Fazrul Nawaz
17/04/1985
FW
Geylang United

18
Indra Sahdan
05/03/1979
FW
Home United

19
Aleksandar Duric
12/08/1970
FW
SAFFC

20
Khairul Amri
14/03/1985
FW
Tampines Rovers

21
Qiu LI
06/06/1981
FW
Tampines Rovers

Source - FAS