MilkLife Strikers, Indonesia’s Girls U12 team, opened their Singa Cup 2026 campaign in Singapore with a 6-1 win over hosts Lion City Sailors.

MilkLife Strikers U-12 are playing at Singa Cup 2026. The Indonesian representatives opened their campaign with a 6-1 win.

The Indonesian U-12 girls’ football team played hosts Lion City Sailors at The Rainforest Hub, Singapore, on Sunday (1 November 2026). Ika Wonda, a forward from SD Kristen Manahan Surakarta primary school, scored a hat-trick. The other three goals were scored by Locita Waranggani, Keyla Azzahra Putri and Nadia Shakila Azzahra.

I told the children that even the smallest chance has to be made the most of. That is what they did today. The opposing team pressed high, and from there we managed to exploit the space behind their back line.

Jacksen F. Tiago, MilkLife Strikers coach, in a press statement

Not only that, I am also happy the players could overcome their nerves on the first day. What is more, we managed to win against a strong team like Lion City Sailors. For me, being able to come here and get this playing experience is already very valuable.

Jacksen F. Tiago

Jacksen is a coach with a fine record with Persipura Jayapura in Indonesian football. He also coached the Indonesia national team in 2013.

Beyond the technical side, Jacksen also praised the team’s togetherness off the pitch. He said this was one of the things that supported MilkLife Strikers’ cohesion on the pitch.

Before leaving for here, the players went through intensive preparation. From the start, we focused on building the players’ chemistry on the pitch. As a result, today I saw them all blend in and play as a unit. They managed to close the distance between one another even though they come from different team backgrounds.

Jacksen F. Tiago

Singa Cup is one of the largest annual early-age tournaments in the world and has been held in Singapore since 2011. This year Singa Cup has 136 teams from 13 countries from various parts of the world.

The Girls U12 category of Singa Cup 2026 has four teams in a round-robin league running from 1 to 3 November 2026. Besides MilkLife Strikers, there are Rato Bangala of Nepal and Selangor FC Academy A of Malaysia.

All four teams are in Group A, and the top two teams in the table will go through to the final. The bottom two teams will play for third place.

Source: detikSport (translated from Indonesian)

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