Young Socceroos AFC U-19 squad revealed

Fresh from winning the AFF U19 Championship in Hanoi last week, Young Socceroos head coach Ufuk Talay has named 24 players with one to be omitted.

The players comprise of a mix of A-League contracted and overseas players.

The only significant absentee from the AFF U19 Championship squad is Kye Rowles who is out with a hamstring injury.

Talay said he was confident his team could take its impressive form from the AFF U19 Championship into the championship, which doubles as the qualifiers for next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup.

“It was great to win the AFF tournament and we’ll have a week in Dubai before we get to Bahrain which will be good to integrate the overseas players into the way we want to play,” he said.

“The AFF Championship was a great experience and opportunity to get games under our belt, so it’s going to be a tough challenge in Bahrain but we know where we need to get to and we’ll work hard to get there.

“At these tournaments you have to rely on all 23 players. We’ve got a lot of depth in positions and a lot of talent on the pitch so that’s an advantage and a lot of these players have also spent time in the national setup so they know they way we want to play.

“There’s no excuse with who we have in our group, we’re really looking forward to the challenge.”

The Australians are in Group D alongside Uzbekistan, China PR and Tajikistan for the AFC U-19 Championship Bahrain 2016.

Young Socceroos squad – AFC U-19 Championship Bahrain 2016

*One to be omitted