Monday, January 20, 2020

Local football legend Fandi Ahmad’s wife, Wendy Jacobs, takes Singapore citizenship

Singapore football news
Photo credit: the straits times

The Singapore football news website page is here to provide the latest happenings in the world of Singaporean football in which considering as the main and popular sport in the country. One of Singapore’s most popular personalities and south African born model, Wendy Jacobs, has taken up Singapore citizenship. The 46-year-old is one of the 200 other new citizens, already obtained her certificate and pink NRIC on Sunday that was January 12, 2020 at the Ang Mo Kio GRC and Sengkang West SMC Citizenship Ceremony. Ms. Wendy, experienced a critical operation in which to remove a brain tumor back then in June 2012, she has lived here for 24 years and married to the local football legend Fandi Ahmad, 57-year-old, and they have blessed with 5 children. Dr. Intan Azura Mokhtar posted in his Facebook page stating that: “I am glad Ms. Wendy decided to take up Singapore citizenship”

“She has contributed much to Singapore, not just as a wife and mother, but also through her past work in the modelling and entertainment industry, stints as emcee and host for events, as well as teaching personal and corporate gourmet etiquette at ITE College Central for a period of time.”

“She also shared with me that her third son, Ilhan, is currently doing his National Service, just as his two older brothers, Irfan and Ikhsan, did before they embarked on their respective professional football careers.”

“A warm welcome to our new citizens, many of whom have worked and lived in Singapore for many years, married to our fellow Singaporeans and have Singaporean children, and already naturalized, just like Ms. Wendy Jacobs. Let us all work together to make Singapore an even better home for all if us, and co-create an even brighter future for all our children! Majulah Singapura.”

The two oldest sons of Ms. Wendy, Ikhsan 20-year-old, and Irfan 22-year-old, both of them are professional football players and at the same time playing for the Lions. She gives rise to a fuss in 2013 when talking about in which country her sons will represent, and Ms. Jacobs responded in an interview:

“How many times have Singapore been in the World Cup? How many times have South Africa been in the World Cup? I would leave it up to my children, but their father will help them in their direction. If football is their career, then what to do the statistics say? They tell you a lot. How far can you go in football in Singapore? How far can you go in South Africa? And you must start and decide young, whether you want to try and succeed in Europe early because you can’t just go from a 25-year-old playing in the S-League to saying ‘I want to play for Barcelona’.”

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