SINGAPORE — The nation's top young footballers aged 13 to 17 will soon be drawn from various football academies and private clubs to form national youth squads to train in an upcoming national development centre and travel to compete overseas.
SINGAPORE — The nation's top young footballers aged 13 to 17 will soon be drawn from various football academies and private clubs to form national youth squads to train at an upcoming national football development centre and travel to compete overseas.
In providing support for young football players with National Service obligations, Mr Tong said that early enlistment is a possible avenue to allow these young players to get on with their football careers. TODAY has asked the ministry for details on where the national football development centre will be located., in line with the goal set by the Football Association Singapore to qualify for the 2034 Fifa World Cup, which garnered both praise and criticism from the football fraternity. Some pointed to the failed Goal 2010 project that was first mooted in 1998.
But just this year, the national team was off to a shaky start, when it was trashed by causeway rivals Malaysia at the Asean Football Federation Mitsubishi Electric Cup semi-finals in January.To systematically select and develop the best players from various existing academies, Mr Tong said the Government is putting in place a national framework.
The national framework will also comprise training on talent identification for coaches and increasing scouts’ capabilities to identify the best young footballers.“We also want to tap on the experience of our former players and will invite them to be trained and be part of our scouting network.” The first batch of scholarships is expected to be awarded by the end of this year and more details on the scholarship and eligibility criteria will be announced in the coming months.In a bid to encourage children to be active and cultivate lifelong sports participation from when they are young, children aged four to 12 this year will get an additionalThose who are ActiveSG members will automatically receive the additional credits on May 1.
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