SINGAPORE (ANN): Irfan Fandi knows the score and is doing everything he can do to catch up. His girlfriend of seven years, world champion silat exponent Nurul Suhaila Saiful, has two SEA Games bronze medals. Irfan meanwhile, has yet to get off the mark.
Irfan Fandi and his girlfriend of seven years, world champion silat exponent Nurul Suhaila Saiful. - The Straits Times/ANN
He was 17 when he made his Games debut at the Singapore edition four years ago and was still finding his feet. With 23 senior international caps and almost 100 games at club level, Irfan is very much the de facto leader in the Young Lions dressing room. "There is a new culture, new style of play that I needed to get used to quickly. We like to keep possession and keep going forward. Being affiliated to J-League's Cerezo Osaka, our style is quite similar to the Singapore national team under coach Tatsuma Yoshida, so that is a big plus.
He and his fellow Under-22 teammates will have their work cut out for them in Manila. They have five Group B games in 10 days and will face Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Brunei and defending champions Thailand."I feel anything is possible. The games against Laos and Brunei are must win, and if we can take one or two wins off Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, we can get there."
Sundram, 54, said:"Obviously Singapore is my country of birth and I love Singapore, but this is my job and I have to try to get the best result for Laos.
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