Tsutomu Ogura is Singapore’s new Lions head coach, Japanese media outlets are reporting.

Japanese media outlets are reporting that Tsutomu Ogura is set to become the Singapore national football head coach.

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Ogura’s club Tokyo Verde has also posted a thank you message on its Twitter account.

このたび、#小倉勉ヘッドコーチが2023シーズンをもちましてチームを離れることになりましたので、お知らせいたします。

小倉ヘッドコーチのプロフィールおよびコメントはこちら ▶https://t.co/vy85kc9UKy #verdy
— 東京ヴェルディ（TOKYO VERDY）公式⚽ (@TokyoVerdySTAFF) January 12, 2024

Ogura has served as assistant to several managers, including Japan national coaches Ivica Osim and Takeshi Okada.

If true, Ogura will replace current Lions head coach Takayuki Nishigaya, whose disappointing two-year term ends in April.

Ogura will also be Singapore’s third consecutive Japanese head coach after Tatsuma Yoshida and Nishigaya.

Nishigaya’s two-year stint will be remembered largely for his failure to lead the Lions to the Asian Cup and for an early exit at the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup, which included a 4-1 hammering received by Malaysia.

PHOTO: TOKYO VERDY