Football: Ikhsan Fandi focused on task as he begins Norway adventure

Ikhsan Fandi on trial with Raufoss against top-tier Norwegian club Mjondalen on Saturday. He is the first local-born Singaporean in 30 years to join a European football team. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIUS MYKLESET
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Singapore's Ikhsan Fandi has vowed to make an impact in Norway, after signing a two-year contract with Norwegian second-tier team Raufoss on Saturday.

The deal, worth a few thousand euros a month, made the 19-year-old the first local-born Singaporean international to join a European team in 30 years, and only the third to do so after V. Sundram Moorthy (FC Basel, 1988-89) and Ikhsan's father, Fandi Ahmad (Groningen, 1983-1985).

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 14, 2019, with the headline Football: Ikhsan Fandi focused on task as he begins Norway adventure. Subscribe