Ireland Women's Under-19s Set For UEFA EURO Round 1 Qualifiers

Ireland Women's Under-19s Set For UEFA EURO Round 1 Qualifiers
HerSport Editor
HerSport Editor

The Ireland Women’s Under-19s will travel to Belgium for their 2023-24 UEFA European WU19 Championship Round 1 Qualifiers.

After finalising a 20-player squad, Head Coach Dave Connell will now switch the focus to their three Group A 6 games against Belgium (October 25), Faroe Islands (October 28) and Netherlands (October 31).

Ireland recently got together for three international friendly games to prepare for these qualifiers - scoring 13 goals and conceding only once - and those performances should aid their approach here.

Connell has been able to call on several players who are regulars in the SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division - some of whom will likely be involved in the Sports Direct Women's FAI Cup Semi-Finals this coming weekend.

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The aim is to make it out of their group and advance to the Elite Round of qualifying, which would be a step closer to the finals tournament in Lithuania next summer.

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Ireland WU19 Squad
Goalkeepers: Katie Keane (Athlone Town), Jayne Merren (Shamrock Rovers)
Defenders: Meabh Russell (Wexford Youths), Aoife Turner (MVLA Soccer), Kate Thompson (Galway United), Mary Philips (Athlone Town), Aoibhe Fleming (Treaty United), Eve Dossen (Galway United), Lia O'Leary (Shamrock Rovers)
Midfielders: Sophie Morrin (University of Texas), Jess Fitzgerald (Peamount United), Hannah Healy (Shelbourne), Ellen Dolan (Peamount United), Jodie Loughrey (Sligo Rovers), Aoife Kelly (Shamrock Rovers), Freya Healy (Peamount United)
Forwards: Joy Ralph (Shamrock Rovers), Ceola Bergin (Wexford Youths), Rola Olusola (Galway United), Katie McCarn (Shelbourne)

UEFA EUROPEAN WU19 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 QUALIFIERS
Wednesday, October 25 | Belgium v Ireland, National Training Centre Tubize, KO 11:00
Saturday, October 28 | Ireland v Faroe Islands, National Training Centre Tubize, KO 18:00
Tuesday, October 31 | Ireland v Netherlands, National Training Centre Tubize, KO 14:00

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