Coach Fisher Cuts England U16’s to 16

By Sam Neter on March 2, 2011

Head Coach Simon Fisher has cut the England Under 16’s down to sixteen as preparations for this summer’s European Championships continue. The cuts come after the team’s half term training camp in Birmingham and three team tournament in Milton Keynes. The 12 man roster that will be attending an Easter tournament in Italy was also named. The squad is as follows:

England Under 16 Sixteen Man Squad

Luke Attfield
Nicholas Bohling
Jefferson Davis
Jack Griffiths
Brandon Hitchman
Tyrell Isaacs
Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye
Cameron Mackay
Ben Mead
Luke Nelson
Kingsley Okoroh
Tamas Okros
Dwayne Orija
Jonathan Orrells
Sam Round
Mo Soluade

Squad for Easter Tournament in Italy

Luke Attfield
Nicholas Bohling
Jack Griffiths
Tyrell Isaacs
Ben Mead
Luke Nelson
Kingsley Okoroh
Tamas Okros
Dwayne Orija
Jonathan Orrells
Sam Round
Mo Soluade

Coach Fisher commented:

“The training camp and tournament within February half-term ended the selection phase of the programme. The coaching staff have worked with 30 players over the camps, and provided 20 of those players an opportunity within a competitive environment. The coaching staff would like to recognise the players that have been released, their commitment and talent has been excellent. The programme now enters the preparation phase, starting with a 7 day trip to Varese, near Milan, Italy.”

Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye is the only 1996 born player to make the squad, with the rest of the roster being made up of 1995 born players. It was unfortunate news for Pak Chingwombe, Oliver Hannam, Henryk Krajniewski, David Malcolm, Chris Owen, Elliot Spence, and Jamal Tahrouai as they were all released.

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