An exciting Northern Ireland Under 16 development squad has been named for a three-game challenge tournament in Bulgaria.
Under 19 and U17 boss Stephen Frail has named a strong 20-player panel for games against Luxembourg, Wales and Bulgaria.
The Northern Ireland boys will take part in a development tournament run by UEFA over a 10-day period.
The bulk of Frail’s panel have been part of Club NI, the Irish FA’s elite development programme, since the age of 12.
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The players will jet off to the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Thursday before transferring to Sliven in the eastern part of the country.
The first competitive action will be a game against Luxembourg on Saturday (April 13) at the Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium.
They then take on Wales in the second game at the same venue in Sliven on Monday before rounding off the tournament against hosts Bulgaria at the Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium next Wednesday.
Northern Ireland U16 development squad:
Conner Byrne (Glenavon), Sean McAllister (Dungannon), Jamal Tavares (Ballinamallard United), Orrin McLaughlin (Derry City), Aaron Donnelly (Dungannon), Jonah Heron (Ards), Charlie Allen (Linfield), Harry Wilson (Glentoran), Dale Taylor (Linfield), Isaac Price (Everton), Charlie Lindsay (Glentoran), Connor Manderson (Portsmouth), Lewis Mackinnon (Linfield), Stephen McGuinness (Cliftonville), Ross McCausland (Linfield), Dane McCullough (Portadown), Caolan McBride (Glentoran), Ciaran McGuckin (Rotherham), Matthew Lusty (Glentoran), Matthew Walker (Coleraine).
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