ATTACKER Singapore National Team, Ikhsan Fandi, became a conversation after breaking into the goal Indonesian National team in the first leg of the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals, Wednesday 22 December 2021 evening WIB. Ikhsan Fandi’s name is in the spotlight because the 22-year-old attacker is actually a player of Indonesian descent.
In that match, the Indonesian national team had the upper hand through Witan Sulaeman in the 28th minute. However, Singapore managed to rise in the second round.
(Ikhsan Fandi, player of Indonesian descent)
They played more attacking by taking advantage of the slack in the attack of Garuda’s troops. As a result, Ikhsan Fandi equalized in the 70th minute. The score changed to 1-1 and lasted until the end of the game.
This is Ikhsan Fandi’s third goal in the 2020 AFF Cup. He is only one goal behind other top scorers such as Safawi Rasid (Malaysia), Teerasil Dangda (Thailand) and Bienvenido Maranon (Philippines).
Ikhsan Fandi is known to come from a family of football players. He is the son of the legendary Singaporean, Fandi Ahmad. While his brother is also a player named Irfan Fandi.
Fandi Ahmad was born and raised in Singapore. However, he has Indonesian blood from his grandfather. Fandi Ahmad’s father, Ahmad Wartam, is a descendant of Pacitan, East Java.
