Epson links footballers from Singapore and Japan in overseas training initiative

Epson Singapore today announced a collaboration with the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) to conduct an overseas training attachment for Singapore’s Under-14 players at Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club, a professional club in Japan’s top tier J1 League.

Matsumoto Yamaga Football Club is supported by many Epson employees in Japan. Epson has been the Club’s sponsor since 2005 and its shirt sponsor since 2006. Now in its first year in J1 and its fourth in the J-League overall, this is the first time that the Club has conducted an overseas training attachment as it opens links to Asia. 

Under the collaboration, three young footballers - Muhammad Nur Adam Bin Abdullah, Mohamad Hamizan bin Mohamad Hisham, and Elijah Lim - will join the club’s youth training programme and participate in related activities from 22 to 28 June 2015. The training attachment is part of Epson Singapore’s three-year sponsorship of the FAS, and is in line with the company’s CSR efforts for youth development.

Source: Epson. The Monozukuri Museum.

The footballers will also visit Epson’s Monozukuri Museum as part of the trip. The museum offers a glimpse of Epson’s manufacturing history, with exhibits ranging from the world’s first analog quartz watch to the latest sporting and fitness products.

Tan May Lin, General Manager, Epson Singapore (Sales Division) said, “Through watching and training with one of Asia’s best professional teams, we hope that our youths will be motivated to pick up tactical tips and aspire towards being the best in the field. Beyond skills, we hope they will also bring home the essence of being a good sportsman, as they see values such as respect, discipline and the importance of teamwork come to life through the players.”