Sydney FC’s Hagi Gligor and Christopher Naumoff have been named in Young Socceroos Head Coach Paul Okon’s 20 man squad for the upcoming Under-20 NTC Invitational tournament to be held at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Centre in Carson, California (14-18 July 2014).
Sydney FC’s Hagi Gligor and Christopher Naumoff have been named in Young Socceroos Head Coach Paul Okon’s 20 man squad for the upcoming Under-20 NTC Invitational tournament to be held at U.S. Soccer-s National Training Centre in Carson, California (14-18 July 2014).
The young Sky Blues will depart Australia with the national squad on Wednesday 9 July and will have a 4-day training camp at U.S. Soccer-s National Training Centre prior to the tournament.
The pair will then return for Sydney FC’s pre-season clash against English Premier League club West Ham United in Wellington on July 26.
The USA training camp and international friendly matches are important components of the Young Socceroos preparations for the AFC U-19 Championship in Myanmar in October this year, which also double as qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand which will be held in July 2015.
Okon is looking forward to the tour and three matches against quality opposition.
“The invitation to play in this tournament came a couple of months ago and we didn-t hesitate in accepting this opportunity to play three competitive matches at this stage of our preparations,” said Okon.
“Our players are currently in pre-season mode and this camp will be a good chance to see where they are currently at and what we will need to work on for the next phase of our campaign.
“The opposition will be challenging, but the more we play together the better prepared we will be for the AFC U-19 Championships“,” concluded Okon.
The Young Socceroos will play their opening match of the tournament against Bermuda on Monday 14 July (kick-off 1pm Pacific Time), with their second match against Chile on Wednesday 16 July (kick-off 1pm Pacific Time) and their final match against host nation USA on Friday 18 July (kick-off 7pm Pacific Time).
Young Socceroos Squad List – USA Tour – 9 to 21 July 2014
Daniel ALESSI – Western Sydney Wanderers
Shannon BRADY – Brisbane Roar
Brandon BORRELLO – Brisbane Roar
Jordan BROWN – Melbourne Victory
Devante CLUT – Brisbane Roar
Daniel De SILVA – Perth Glory
Shayne D-CUNHA – Blacktown City (NSW NPL)
Scott GALLOWAY – Melbourne Victory
Ben GARUCCIO – Melbourne City
Hagi GLIGOR – Sydney FC
Paul IZZO (gk) – Adelaide United
Awer MABIL – Adelaide United
Marc MARINO – Campbelltown City (SA NPL)
Stefan MAUK – Melbourne City
Christopher NAUMOFF – Sydney FC
Liam ROSE – Central Coast Mariners
Jaushua SOTORIO – Western Sydney Wanderers
Jordan THURTELL (gk) – Perth Glory
Benjamin WARLAND – Adelaide United
Riley WOODCOCK – Perth Glory
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