The U-20’s have accepted a late invitation to join a four team tournament in Indonesia as a warm up for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Darren Bazeley’s side will play Guatamala (17 February), Indonesia (19 February) and Fiji (21 February). 

Due to major travel issues caused by the weather conditions, players were only able to arrive yesterday with nine players still go join the squad.

Bazeley said:“It’s a great opportunity to play international games at the U-20 World Cup host, something that we couldn’t turn down even at this late a notice. 

“The games also provide an opportunity for us to have a look at some different players in this environment than we had for the qualifiers.”

The squad for the tournament is:

Aaryan Raj, Eastern Suburbs, New Zealand

Adam Supyk, Eastern Suburbs, New Zealand

Alby Kelly-Heald, Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand

Charlie Beale, Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand

Dan McKay, Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand

Everton O'Leary, Birkenhead United, New Zealand

Fin Conchie, Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand

Henry Gray, Waterside Karori, New Zealand

Isaac Hughes, Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand

Jackson Jarvie, Eastern Suburbs, New Zealand

Jay Herdman, Vancouver Whitecaps, Canada

Josh Galletly, Eastern Suburbs, New Zealand

Kian Donkers, NEC Nijmegen, Nedtherlands

Lukas Kelly-Heald, Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand

Marco Lorenz, Wellington Phoenix, New Zealand

Matt Foord, Cashmere Technical, New Zealand

Oliver Colloty, Melville United, New Zealand

Oliver Middleton, Auckland United, New Zealand

Oscar Obel Hall, Esbjerg FC, Denmark

Roman Engle, Gold Coast Knights, Australia

Theo Ettema, Wellington Olympic, New Zealand

Ty Cobb, Brisbane Roar, Australia

William Pierce, Christchurch United, New Zealand

Article added: Friday 17 February 2023