The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has responded to a social media post by Norfasarie Mohamad Yahya, who is the wife of Baihakki Khaizan, a former national skipper who is now a full-time staff at the national football body.
In a media statement, the FAS said that it “will not hesitate to continue to act in the best interests of Singapore football.”
The statement comes at the back of divided online sentiment over what actually transpired which forced Norfasarie to post about her son Mika Bazil being left out of the national U17 team for an upcoming training trip to Bahrain, and for the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers scheduled for November 2025.
In her rant on social media, she lambasted the leadership of the FAS and said that the direction of the new leadership was “deeply misguided”.
See her post here.
In their statement, the FAS confirmed that in May this year, a briefing was held at Jalan Besar Stadium for all Singapore-based U17 shortlisted players.
“The purpose of the briefing was to highlight the main target for this year, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers scheduled for November 2025.
“As part of the preparation, the players in attendance were apprised of the training camps and tournaments lined up prior to November.
“In particular, the players were told of the proposed training camp scheduled from 6 to 14 September 2025 as this was the week of MOE official school holidays,” the FAS said.
“Given the emphasis on the U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers, the players were also asked for their total commitment in relation to the training camps and tournaments lined up,” said the FAS and added that the players were told that they were required to commit to a training camp in Bangkok (21-29 June 2025), the Lion City Cup (8-13 July 2025), overseas training camps (6-14 September 2025) & (11-21 November 2025) and the AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers (22-30 Nov 2025).
The FAS added that it was also “cognizant of the fact that a number of the U17 players would be undergoing either the “N” or “O” Level examinations towards the latter part of the year.”
“To this end, the players were tasked to communicate with their parents as to their level of commitment expected and to confirm their ability to be present for each and every training camp and/or tournament.
“For players who subsequently felt unable or unwilling to commit fully, it was made clear that their decision would be respected but they would not be considered for selection for the U17 Asian Cup qualifiers,” the FAS said.
The FAS also said that the players and their families were informed of these requirements months in advance for their planning purposes and this was not a surprise for them.
“It was also made clear that no exceptions will be made for any individual players,” it said.
“To fly the Singapore flag at such a major stage, 100% commitment is expected from the players.”
See their statement here.
TMSG has also made clear our position on the issue.
PHOTOS: NORFASARIE, MIKA BAIHAKKI