The 28-year-old former Crewe player has previously explained the complications of becoming a Singapore citizen, admitting he found it confusing.
Because Singapore does not allow dual citizenship he would be required to give up his British passport.
In an interview in 2023, he said: “There’s a lot of legal stuff involved which is very difficult.
“It’s just stuff with my passport and how it would affect me here, which I’m not quite sure of at the minute, so hopefully I can get it solved. I’d love to do it.”
Ng’s citizenship hurdles are still to be fully resolved but, having joined up with Singapore coach Tsutomu Ogura’s squad this week, he is keen to show what he can do.
“I’ve played a lot of games in my career, I think I can bring a lot of experience, I can play a lot of different positions so hopefully I can help the team in that way,” he said after his first training session in Kallang.
“I’ve heard good things of the coach, my team-mate at Cardiff [Ryotaro Tsunoda] used to work under him, he’s told me some good things, I’m looking forward to it and hopefully we can have success together.
“It’s good to meet everyone and build a relationship with the players and the staff, and to show my commitment to Singapore and why I want to do it – and to also get some nice warm weather training, which I’m sure will help me when I go back to Cardiff.”
Signed from Crewe in 2021, Ng was Cardiff’s player of the year for the 2022–23 campaign, signing a new three-year contract at the end of that season to keep him at the club until the summer of 2026.
