Six-time champions Albirex Niigata to become local Singapore Premier League side from 2024

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Singapore Premier League (SPL) winners Albirex Niigata will transition to a local outfit from the 2024 season, the club announced at a press conference at the Jurong East Stadium on Wednesday. This means the six-time champions will have to abide by the same competition...

“We’ve always demanded that all players, not just local players, understand football correctly and prepare themselves professionally.”

Albirex’s 2023 squad includes eight Singaporean players, with two of them confirmed in their 2024 SPL squad – national goalkeeper Hassan Sunny signed a two-year extension in June and winger Hilman Norhisam committed his future. “Additionally, being localised gives us a chance to fight for AFC Champions League and AFC Cup spots, which we weren’t able to in the past years.”

Highlighting the club’s hopes to create a developmental path for their youth players, Koh said: “This year, we started to be aligned with FAS Centre of Excellence youth system. There is progression... as we become a full-fledged Singaporean team.”

 

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