AFC Champions League post-inspection press conference has been called-off

By Goal.com

The FAS had earlier announced that the decision over Singapore's participation in the ACL would be made known in a press conference on Saturday.

Full Statement:

“The S.League management, in a joint decision with AFC Special Missions Team (SMT), have decided to cancel the post-inspection press conference scheduled for this Saturday. This is because the AFC SMT has decided that it is more appropriate to conduct a workshop for S.League club officials following the inspection, and also the inspection results and scoring will not be ready for release on Saturday. We apologise for the inconvenience caused for this cancellation.” (SOURCE)

Singapore AFC Champions League fate to be decided on September 15

By Goal.com
Khalis Rifhan

Asian Football Confederation's Special Mission Team to inspect and evaluate management and administration of S.League clubs and facilities of stadiums for ACL participation

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is sending a Special Mission Team (SMT), led by Mr Stuart M. Ramalingam, to inspect and evaluate the management and administration of S.League clubs and facilities of stadiums from September 11 to 15.

This inspection will help AFC to evaluate S.League’s standing with leagues from the rest of Asia as well as S.League’s possible inclusion in next season’s AFC Champions League.

The last instance that a Singapore representative was involved in the AFC Champions League was in 2010 as Richard Bok’s SAF FC took on the likes of Gamba Osaka, Suwon Bluewings and Henan Construction and notching up a historical victory against Chinese outfit Henan at the Jalan Besar Stadium.