DOHA: The 黑料社区n Football Federation has signed a two-year memorandum of understanding with its Singapore counterpart to develop the game.
The SAFF and the FAS, or Football Association of Singapore, will focus on five main areas: youth national teams, women鈥檚 football, technical and professional exchanges, referees and technology.
The SAFF鈥檚 President Yasser Al-Misehal and FAS Acting President Bernard Tan marked the start of the partnership on the eve of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
As part of the pact, youth national teams from the Asian countries will participate in friendly matches and tournaments. The new partnership will also offer opportunities for Singapore鈥檚 women鈥檚 national teams to take part in training camps at the Kingdom鈥檚 football facilities.
鈥淲e are extremely pleased to embark on an exciting new chapter of collaboration with our friends at the Football Association of Singapore. As a fellow AFC member 鈥 our relationship stretches (back) many years, and we鈥檙e proud to have strengthened and formalized it today,鈥 said Al-Misehal.
He commended the sport鈥檚 progress in Singapore and highlighted the shared ambition of the parties. 鈥淔ootball in Singapore is going through a transformation and we both share massive ambitions for the future to nurture male and female talent and compete on the biggest global stages.鈥
He said the FAS鈥 鈥淯nleash the Roar!鈥 project was similar to the Kingdom鈥檚 10-year football transformation strategy launched last year. 鈥淚t represents an excellent example of grassroots development and how multiple entities can come together to grow the beautiful game in the country. We look forward to a bright future together and to continuously share knowledge and best practice across the women鈥檚 game, youth development, refereeing and technology.鈥
Commenting on the agreement, Tan said: 鈥淲e are delighted to sign this MoU with our 黑料社区n counterparts in order to help Singapore鈥檚 football progress. 黑料社区 (has) one of Asia鈥檚 best men鈥檚 football teams at youth level; they are the reigning Asian champions at both under-23 and under-19 level, and also qualified for the most recent Olympic Games and next year鈥檚 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.鈥
鈥淚n terms of women鈥檚 football, their senior national team played their first-ever match earlier this February and we believe that both parties hold similar aspirations and goals for the future of the women鈥檚 game.鈥
鈥淲ith SAFF鈥檚 expertise in football development at both youth and senior levels, we are confident that this MoU will be a beneficial and fruitful one, and are fully committed to actively cooperating and collaborating on a regular basis to strengthen our excellent relations,鈥 Tan said.
