CNA938 Rewind - TalkBack: Why does it seem challenging for Singapore football to hold on to a head coach?
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Tsutomu Ogura has resigned as head coach of the Singapore national football team due to personal reasons. This leaves Singapore looking for its fourth national coach in six years. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Yazeen Buhari, FIFA consultant and former General Secretary of the Football Association of Singapore.
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