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Give Lions a chance: Edwin Tong
Ex-FAS vice-president defends Singapore, harbours huge hopes for 2034 World Cup
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Singapore coach Tatsuma Yoshida, seen instructing the Lions in a training session, has been lauded by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong for his work in leading the national football team. Since taking over in June last year, Yoshida has led Singapore to three victories in nine games.
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Do not tell Mr Edwin Tong that the Lions are "rubbish", for it is a comment that the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth has heard many times during his previous tenure as vice-president of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS).
"I get very upset actually when they tell me the Lions are rubbish, and I always challenge them to go and watch the games," he said of the world's 158th-ranked team.
