Contributed by Issac Christian

Singapore, Thursday, July 15, 2010 — National football coach Radojko Avramovic has named a 22-man strong squad with a balance of young and experienced players for his Singapore Selection side to take on English side Burnley on Saturday 24 July in the FIS Asian Challenge Cup at Jalan Besar Stadium.

A total of 10 players from the Young Lions have been called up, including captain Hariss Harun, defender Safuwan Baharudin and top scorer Khairul Nizam. Experienced senior internationals such as the likes of Shahril Ishak, John Wilkinson, Shi Jiayi, Khairul Amri, Qiu Li and Agu Casmir are also on the list.

SAFFC custodian Shahril Jantan has been rewarded for his consistent form for the Warriors by earning his first international call-up since the 2004 Tiger Cup.

Avramovic said, “This match is a very good opportunity for us to prepare for the upcoming Asian Games in November. We have included a good mix of players bearing in mind that we are allowed to bring three overage players with us to China. Burnley is a good side and they will provide the players with strong competition.”

Singapore Selection squad

Goalkeepers
Shahril Jantan (Singapore Armed Forces FC)
Izwan Mahbud (Young Lions)

Defenders
Shahir Hamzah (Sengkang Punggol)
Afiq Yunos (Young Lions)
Eddie Affendy Chang (Young Lions)
Faritz Abdul Hameed (Young Lions)
Irwan Shah (Young Lions)
Safuwan Baharudin (Young Lions)

Midfielders
Yasir Hanapi (Geylang United)
Naufal Omar Ashiblie (Home United)
Shahdan Sulaiman (Home United)
Shahril Ishak (Home United)
Shi Jiayi (Home United)
John Wilkinson (Singapore Armed Forces FC)
Hariss Harun (Young Lions)
Fairoz Hasan (Young Lions)
Zulfahmi Arifin (Young Lions)

Forwards
Agu Casmir (Gombak United)
Fazrul Nawaz (Gombak United)
Khairul Amri (Tampines Rovers)
Qiu Li (Tampines Rovers)
Khairul Nizam (Young Lions)

FIS Asian Challenge Cup
Singapore Selection vs Burnley FC
Saturday 24 July 2010, 7.30pm
Jalan Besar Stadium

Ticketing Details:
Grandstand: SGD$12.00
Adult Gallery: SGD$6.00
Senior Citizen / Student Gallery: SGD$2.00

Tickets will go on sale at FAS Main Office (#01-02, Jalan Besar Stadium) on July 20-23 from 12pm to 7pm and Jalan Besar Stadium Ticketing Booths (North & South gates) on matchday from 4.30pm onwards.