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South Korea-born midfielder Song Ui-young (No. 7) is the only naturalised player in the Singapore football team in recent years.
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SINGAPORE – The Lions’ limp AFF Championship exit in January after a 4-1 defeat by Malaysia has left many concerned about the future of the national football team.
While Football Association of Singapore (FAS) acting president Bernard Tan was also disappointed by the performance in the Asean Football Federation tournament, and acknowledged the lack of quality young players coming through, he said the wheels are in motion to improve the pipeline of youngsters as well as naturalised players to give the national team a much-needed boost.
