Singing For Their First Caps...And Dancing Too!

~ Photo courtesy of  Football Association of Singapore ~

A new practice was initiated by the new national team Head Coach Bernd Stange ~ players who get their first call up to the national team had to sing for the whole team. 

Therefore, three players who made their debut in the match against Myanmar on 4 June 2013 ~ Faritz Hameed, Adam Swandi and our "Iron Man" Shariff Samat, not only sang but they had to dance in Gangnam Style.

What does getting the first caps mean?

It stems from the old days when the players were issued commemorative "caps" for the game; the term has simply continued, although the actual caps are no longer provided to the players.