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Cardiff City footballer Perry Ng in S'pore for ‘familiarisation stint’ with Lions.

SINGAPORE: Among familiar faces during open training session@Kallang Football Hub on Monday (Sep 2), was a figure local football fans have been hoping to see for quite some time. Invited by Football Association of S'pore (FAS) for a “familiarisation stint” with men’s national football team was Cardiff City footballer Perry Ng.

Under FIFA rules, Ng is eligible to play for Singapore via his late paternal grandfather James, who was born here, but later moved to Liverpool.
However, under Singapore citizenship rules, one can only qualify for a passport by descent if at least one parent was born in the country or is a citizen by registration. 

“Ever since my grandfather passed away about 12 years ago, it’s always been a dream of mine to come here, represent him, represent my family that are still here, and to make them proud. My family here have never seen me play before, so to walk out to the National Stadium with them there will be a dream come true,” said Ng.

“I’m so excited for it to happen. And, yeah, this is the start.”

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