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Singapore announce the 25-man squad for Lebanon friendly

Singapore announced the 25-man squad for the international friendly against Lebanon at National Stadium on Thursday night.

This match will be the final test for coach V. Sundramoorthy and his men ahead of next Tuesday’s must-win Asian Cup home qualifier against Bahrain.

Notably, veteran striker Khairul Amri is the only senior striker to lead the Singapore attack in the friendly. The 32-year-old has 32 goals in 118 caps.

The squad will be trimmed down to 23 for the Bahrain game.

Full 25-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Hassan Sunny (Home United), Syazwan Buhari (Geylang International), Zaiful Nizam (Balestier Khalsa)

Defenders: Shannon Stephen, Daniel Bennett, Mustafic Fahrudin, Madhu Mohana (Tampines Rovers), Nazrul Nazari (Hougang United), Emmeric Ong (Warriors FC), Faritz Hameed, Safirul Sulaiman (Geylang), Irfan Fandi (Home)

Midfielders: M. Anumanthan, Hariss Harun, Izzdin Shafiq, Faris Ramli (Home United), Hafiz Sujad, Shahdan Sulaiman (Tampines), Zulfahmi Arifin (Hougang), Safuwan Baharudin, Yasir Hanapi (PDRM FA), Shawal Anuar (Geylang)

Forwards: Khairul Amri, Hami Syahin, Ikhsan Fandi (Garena Young Lions)