A new-look Northern Ireland Under 18 Schoolboys side will take on Australia in a friendly next week.
The two sides will meet at Midgley Park on Monday, January 20 (3pm).
Last year’s U18 squad won the Centenary Shield and the game against Australia will kick-off the 2020 squad's preparations for that competition.
Only three players remain from 2019 - David Walsh, Trai Hume and Callum McVeigh.
Manager Frankie Wilson told the IFA: “Every year it is so difficult to choose the squad. More than 120 players have attended trials to be part of the panel and we have whittled it down to 17.
“The players are from schools and colleges all over Northern Ireland , with numerous clubs being represented. We have transformed the squad that won the Centenary Shield last year.”
The U18 Schoolboys team, which is run by the Northern Ireland Schools’ FA with support from the Irish Football Association, will be competing for the Centenary Shield this spring.
Northern Ireland U18 Schoolboys squad
Goalkeepers - David Walsh (Linfield), Oisin Gibson (Foyle Harps).
Defenders – Corai Quinn (Glentoran) Shea Conway (Dungannon Swifts), Dylan Snoddon (Cliftonville), John McGivern (Linfield), Peter Bell (Linfield).
Midfielders – Callum McVeigh (Portadown), James Clarke (Glentoran), Jamal Tavares (Ballinamallard United), Trai Hume (Linfield), Odhran Casey (Cliftonville), Terry Devlin (Dungannon Swifts), Jack Devenny (Limavady United).
Forwards – Peter McKiernan (Cliftonville), James Teelan (Portadown), John McGovern (Newry City).
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