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- ↑ Happy (16 April 2010). "S-league: Facts & Figures: Obadin Aikhena set to get Singapore citizenship". S-league. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ↑ "Player Soccer - Aikhena Obadin on MyBestPlay".
