McCaffrey rings changes for U-19’s double header

REPUBLIC of Ireland U-19 manager Sean McCaffrey has named a 20-man squad for next week’s double-header of friendly games with Portugal. The matches, on September 4 and 6 (both 7.30pm) will maintain preparations ahead of the first phase UEFA U-19 qualifying series.

Ireland are scheduled to meet Belarus, Andora and hosts Portugal in the qualifiers from November 1–6, with the top two nations progressing to next year’s Elite phase.

McCaffrey has opted to change the majority of the squad from the panel that played against Chile earlier this month as he attempts to assess all of his players for the competitive matches.