Olyroos to meet Laos and Tajikistan

August 17, 2023 Viral10 News 0

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The Olyroos have started a ‘significant period’ in their bid to qualify for next year’s Paris Olympics with the naming of a 23-man squad for next month’s Under-23 Asian Cup qualifiers in Tajikistan.

The Tony Vidmar-coached team will meet Laos (September 6) and Tajikistan (September 12) in a group reduced to three nations because of the withdrawal of North Korea.

The winners of 11 groups, plus the four best second-placed teams, will qualify for the 2024 Under-23 Asian Cup, being held in Qatar in May.

The three teams from that tournament will qualify for next year’s Olympics, with the fourth team to contest an AFC-CAF playoff for a Paris Games berth.

“This is the beginning of a really significant period within our program, and I’m pleased with the work we’ve been able to put in as a group up to this point,” Vidmar said.

“We had a fantastic lead-up to the Maurice Revello tournament in France with a pre-camp at the Australian Institute of Sport European training centre in Gavirate, Italy.

“We were able to train, spend time together as a group and most importantly, play five quality games.

“There is nothing that can replicate the benefits of quality match minutes and I believe that’s prepared us well for the upcoming qualifiers.”

The squad includes Central Coast Mariners star Alou Kuol, former Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder Calem Nieuwenhof, who now plays for Scottish club Hearts, and young Western United striker Noah Botic.

Olyroos squad: Hosine Bility, Nicholas Bilokapic, Noah Botic, Lachlan Brook, Cameron Cook, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Ethan Cox, Louis D’Arrigo, Jacob Farrell., Marlee Francois, Jake Hollman, Alou Kuol. Lucas Mauragis, Calem Nieuwenhof, Cameron Peupion, Joshua Rawlins, Callum Talbot, Ryan Teague, Mohamed Toure, Kai Trewin, Nectarios Triantis, Nishan Vellupillay, Patrick Yazbek.

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