The Republic of Ireland's youths' manager Brian Kerr has named a squad of 20 players for a pre-World Cup Under-20 tournament in Abu Dhabi from January 20 to January 24.
Ireland will player France, Korea and the United Arab Emirates in what is being classifield as a 'dry run' or the finals which will take place in the UAE at the end of March.
Kerr has included Eamon Zayed from Bray Wanderers in his squad. In all there are five players who did not figure in the final qualifying tournament for these finals in Norway last July. These are Zayed, Glen Whelan (Manchester City), Darren Potter (Liverpool), Willo Flood (Manchester City) and Conor Gethins (Ross County).
Squad: Wayne Henderson (Aston Villa), Brian Murphy (Manchester City), Stephen Brennan (Newcastle), Stephen Paisley (Manchester City), Stephen Capper (Sunderland), Patrick McCarthy (Boston United), Mark Rossiter (Sunderland), Stephen Kelly (Tottenham Hotspur), Adrian Deane (Charlton Athletic), Glen Whelan (Manchester City), Michael Foley (Liverpool), Darren Potter (Liverpool), Sean Thornton (Sunderland), Graham Ward (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jonathan Daly (Stockport County), Eamon Zayed (Bray Wanderers), Stephen Elliott (Manchester City), Liam Kearney (Nottingham Forest), Willo Flood (Manchester City), Conor Gethins (Ross County).
Filed by James Boylan.
