NSW team to contest Tokyo Youth Tournament

The Tokyo Government has extended an invitation to a football team from NSW to represent Australia in the 2010 Tokyo Youth Tournament.

South Korea, China, Brazil, Germany, Russia, Egypt, Indonesia, England, France, Italy, USA and three Japanese teams have also received invitations to the tournament.

The 2010 Tokyo Youth Tournament will see Northern NSW and Football NSW combine forces in a joint squad for the first time, with eight players representing each federation which includes players from Country NSW representative sides.

The squad will travel to Japan on April 22 where the players will enjoy home-stay hospitality of the Yaizu Football Association while attending a three-day pre-tournament camp, involving matches against teams in Shizuoka Prefecture and possible attendance at the Shimizu Pulse vs Omiya J League fixture on April 24.

The squad will then travel to Tokyo for the Youth Tournament from April 27 until May 2 where all matches will be played at the Kamazawa Olympics Sports Grounds on synthetic pitches.

The full squad is as follows:

Andrew Pawiak  Hunter Valley/NNSW Football

Reece Papas  Newcastle/NNSW Football
 
Willis Nadfalusi Newcastle/NNSW Football
 
Stefan Barrie  Newcastle/NNSW Football
 
Jayden Walker Far North Coast/NNSW Football
 
Kalen Petrie Far North Coast/NNSW Football
 
Je Jacobs North Coast/NNSW Football
 
Benjamin Hay Macquarie/NNSW Football
 
Blake Tuxford Sydney/Football NSW
 
Darcy Madden Wollongong/Football NSW
 
Aaron Calver Wollongong/Football NSW
 
Jesse Taunton Long Beach/Football NSW
 
Joel Steward Dubbo/Football NSW
 
Darcy Pawlik Albury/ ootball NSW
 
Nathan Blaxter Merimbula/Football NSW
 
Jack Press Bathurst/Football NSW

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