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Northern Ireland to compete in Development

Tournament  

A Northern Ireland Women’s Under-15 development squad will be competing in a UEFA development tournament in Malta this month.

The WU15s are due to play against their counterparts from Romania, Malta and Lithuania in the tournament. The Centenary Stadium at Ta’Qali in central Malta will host all the matches.

Game one for Northern Ireland is against Romania next Tuesday (16 September). The game is due to kick off at 10am local time (9am BST).

Two days later, on Thursday 18 September, they will face hosts Malta (1.30pm CEST, 12.30pm BST) and their final game in Ta’Qali is against Lithuania on Sunday 21 September (10am CEST, 9am BST).

Head coach Stephen Graham has chosen a 20-strong squad for the tournament. He will be assisted by Heather Mearns and Jack Little. The Irish FA’s Girls Elite Youth Academy Manager, Danielle McDowell Tuffey, will also travel with the squad.

The Northern Ireland WU15s development panel is as follows:

Ifeoma Agoha Larne Women

Grace Greenhill Linfield

Darcy Grayson Larne Women

Sophia Gill Larne Women

Molly Gray Derry City

Katie McKenna Crusaders Strikers

Gracey Livingston Linfield

Eva Dunlop Ballyclare Comrades Ladies

Zion Donnan Crusaders Strikers

Anna Dunlop Crusaders Strikers

Connie Harper Glentoran

Lauren Kirkpatrick Linfield

Leah Hepburn Loughgall

Cara McVeigh Mid Ulster Ladies

Lara Longridge Larne Women

Aoife Conlon Larne Women

Sophie Nelson Larne Women

Ella Kitson Larne Women

Emilie Sylvester Linfield

Lydia Devlin Hanover Ladies

(irishfa.com)  

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