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[Feature] Adam Swandi won the "Raja Gelek" Award

(This feature is formulated from the media release issued by the Football Association of Singapore from which pictures and quotes were extracted unless credited)

Adam Swandi (no 10) in action against Juventus in Canon LCC
Adam (no 10) in action against Juventus in Canon LCC

His glittering performance in the 23rd Canon Lion City Cup is a testament to why he is rated as one of the country's brightest footballing prospects.

His commanding presence as the skipper during that tournament eventually led the National Football Academy (NFA) U15 to a respectable third position in that youth tournament featuring the boys from renowned club sides such as CR Flamengo and Juventus.

So little surprise came last Sunday when Adam Swandi emerged as the winner from the pool of five nominees in the annual "Dollah Kassim Award", an initiative by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), in partnership with The New Paper, Turkish Airlines and Singapore Pools.

This award is named after the late Singapore football legend who passed away last year intending to inspire young talent with the winning player earning a training stint at a top football club overseas.

Adam (fourth from right) received the award in the NFA Graduation Ceremony
Adam (fourth from right) received the award in the NFA Graduation Ceremony (Picture Credit: FAS)

In the award presentation ceremony held at the Amara Hotel, Adam received the prizes, including a trophy from Mr Ezaad Abdullah (pictured above second from right), son of the late Mr Dollah Kassim.

“I am honoured with this win and I could not have done this without the support of my team and guidance from my coaches. I now look forward to my overseas training stint at a top club.” said Adam after the ceremony.

In conjunction with this ceremony, the NFA also held its 11th graduation ceremony where various NFA coaches such as U15's Coach Dejan Gulscevic, and NFA U16's Takuma Koga gave an account of their team's performance to those presences

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