There was a sense of both excitement and caution among coaches and players, as Singapore Premier League (SPL) clubs were told full-team training can resume from today, following two months of five-a-side sessions. The multi-ministry taskforce gave the Football Association of Singapore the go-ahead for full-team practice yesterday, in a move that could pave the
A week after celebrating his 58th birthday on May 29, Singapore football legend Fandi Ahmad received a belated gift when he found out from his elder sister via text that he was named one of the Asian Football Confederation’s Greatest Eredivisie Players in an online poll. On June 5, the AFC listed the Singaporean as
They were already trailblazers for Singapore football as the country’s first privatised club in February and Lion City Sailors (LCS) have again shown their ambition by committing $1 million to their LCS Football Academy. Billionaire chairman Forrest Li hopes the revamped programme will help the Sailors grow into one of the top football clubs in
Signing for Singapore Premier League (SPL) club Tampines Rovers was “the best father’s day gift ever”, veteran defender Baihakki Khaizan said yesterday. The 36-year-old, who left Thai League 1 side PT Prachuap in April, inked an 18-month deal with the Stags yesterday. Under the terms of the contract, Baihakki would play for free this season,
The Singapore football fraternity on Thursday (July 9) mourned the death of former national footballer Hafiz Rahim, who died after a traffic accident. He was 36. Hafiz was on his motorcycle and said to be heading to a coaching session when the accident occurred in Tampines. Widely remembered as an affable and soft-spoken person, the
Between them, Albirex Niigata pair Hyrulnizam Juma’at and Yasuhiro Hanada have not been playing much in the Singapore Premier League (SPL), before the Covid-19 pandemic brought the season to a halt. Last Saturday, however, the pair were mainstays in the team’s starting XI in a virtual tournament, by virtue of the faith placed in their
Tampines Rovers were crowned champions of the inaugural eSingapore Premier League (eSPL) yesterday, after two weekends of intense virtual competition. The Stags’ pair of midfielders Joel Chew and Haziq Mikhail came from behind to beat Lion City Sailors duo Zulqarnaen Suzliman and Iqram Rifqi 3-1 (1-3, 4-0, 4-1, 2-0) in the final of the eFootball
This year’s Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup, which was scheduled from Nov 23 to Dec 31, could be postponed to next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The move was proposed during an AFF emergency committee meeting held virtually and chaired by its president Khiev Sameth on Monday. AFF vice-president Tran Quoc Tuan told
This year’s Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup will be postponed to 2021 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has gone unabated regionally and globally. The AFF announced the decision on Thursday (July 30), citing the health and safety of players, coaches, partners, fans and the public as the priority. “Since the onset of