Olyroos’ Head Coach, Tony Vidmar, has named a 23-player squad for the prestigious Maurice Revello Tournament in France next month, including Adelaide United duo Louis D’Arrigo and Ethan Cox.
The players will assemble at the AIS European Training Centre in Varese, Italy, on May 26 for a six-day camp in preparation for the Maurice Revello Tournament to be played at six venues across Aix-en-Provence.
The tournament will feature twelve U23 national men’s teams from five confederations, where Australia will play at least four matches from 6 – 18 June, ahead of September’s AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 qualifiers.
Australia was drawn in Group B with Qatar, Togo, and Mexico.
“The Maurice Revello Tournament is vitally important to our preparations for September’s U23 Asian Cup qualifiers, as this will be our last real activity, competition wise,” said Vidmar.
“We will face three different types of opposition during the group stage and could potentially play up to five matches in the space of a fortnight, subjecting the players to similar tournament conditions we will face during September’s qualifiers and next year’s Asian Cup should we qualify.
“We head to France with an intent to win and will use every opportunity to gain valuable experience leading into the qualifiers.”
Those selected for this pre-camp and tournament who are contesting the current Isuzu UTE A-League Finals will join up with the squad upon the conclusion of their respective season.
Olyroos’ Maurice Revello Tournament 2023 – Group Schedule:
- 2.00pm (local) Tuesday, 6 June vs Qatar at Aubagne
- 2.00pm (local) Friday, 9 June vs Togo at Mallemort
- 2.00pm (local) Monday, 12 June vs Mexico at Aubagne
