Clad in blood-red shirts, scarves in hand and armed with large drums, about 150 fervent fans who make up the SingaBrigade are often in full voice in Section 136 of the National Stadium’s East Stand when the Singapore football team are in action. For 90 minutes, the group sing, cheer and pay homage to their heroes.
But when the Lions take the field on Sunday to kick-start their Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup campaign against Myanmar, the SingaBrigade will be conspicuous by its absence, despite the game being sold out.
In a Facebook post last Saturday, it published “an open letter to all fans and our friends” to indicate it would not attend the tournament as a group, citing high ticket prices and the fact that members are not allowed to bring drums into the stadium.
Syed Faris, 33, a member of the SingaBrigade, told The Straits Times: “We are the hosts and we had been looking forward to the tournament to support the team like what we’ve been used to. You can ask anyone who has attended Lions matches and they will know the impact when we have our drums.”
This story is from the December 03, 2021 edition of The Straits Times.
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