Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Sydney: Australia are set to step up their preparations for October's AFC U-19 Championship, with head coach Ante Milicic calling up 24 players for an 11-day training camp beginning on Saturday.
The camp, to be held on the New South Wales Central Coast, features 21 players on the books of Australian A-League clubs and an additional three plying their trade in Europe.
Players such as Melbourne City's Nathanial Atkinson and Adelaide United's Apostolos Stametelopoulos have already established themselves at A-League level, while promising forward Ben Folami has appeared in the English Championship for Ipswich Town.
The squad also features Western Sydney Wanderers duo John Roberts and Marc Tokich, both of whom scored in the 2017-2018 National Youth League Final to help guide the club to a national title.
With Australia set to face Korea Republic, Jordan and Vietnam at the AFC U-19 Championship, former Socceroo Milicic stressed the importance of the camp.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia will kick-off their preparations for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship Indonesia with a week-long training camp starting August 25 in Kuala Lumpur.
Head coach Bojan Hodak, who steered Malaysia to the ASEAN U-19 title in July, has named a 26-strong training squad.
The one-week camp will be followed by Hodak trimming the squad to 24 players, who will then shift base to Muscat, Oman for a 10-day training camp beginning September 1.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Hanoi: Vietnam U-19 national team head coach Hoang Anh Tuan has called up 24 players for the first of three training camps ahead of October's AFC U-19 Championship in Indonesia.
The 50-year-old mentor - who led the Southeast Asian nation to a historic semi-final appearance at the 2016 championship - is leaving no stone unturned in an extensive preparation for this year's Finals, with camps arranged in Vietnam, Japan and Qatar.
The squad will travel to Nghe An Province for a fitness focused nine-day camp on Saturday, before spending 12 days in Japan from August 28.
That will be followed by a journey to Qatar where the side will face the hosts as well as 2017 South American Youth Football Championship winners Uruguay in a tournament which will provide vital match preparation ahead of the October Finals.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Jakarta: The race for the 40th AFC U-19 Championship title has begun as the top 16 teams in the Continent discovered their opponents, following the official draw in Jakarta on Friday.
Indonesia, who will be hosting the prestigious tournament for the third time and having been crowned champions in 1961, will go up against United Arab Emirates, 2014 champions Qatar and Chinese Taipei in Group A.
Defending champions Japan, who earned their first title in the previous edition, will face Thailand, DPR Korea and Iraq, who have won the title five times in Group B.
Twelve-time champions Korea Republic, suffered heartbreak in 2016 when they narrowly missed out on the Knockout Stage due to goal difference, will be aiming to do better against Vietnam, Australia and Jordan in Group C.