Minister chairs Singapore FA

Wed, 24 Mar 1999, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan
has taken over the reins of the Football Association of Singapore
(FAS), vowing to clean up the sport and have Singapore pressing
for a 2010 World Cup berth, a report said Tuesday.

Mah said he hoped to bring a "sense of professionalism" to the
association, adding he was "fed-up with the excuses and in-
fighting that plagued past national teams' performances," the
Straits Times said.

"This dream that Singapore be in the World Cup finals is
shared by many Singaporeans," he said.

Singapore soccer enthusiasts, buoyed by its win in the Tiger
Cup championship in Vietnam last September, has launched a
project aimed at getting the Singapore team into the 2010 World
Cup.

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