Ireland ready to spring a surprise in women’s U17 Uefa Championship qualifier

Republic of Ireland women’s U17 manager Dave Connell believes that his side can spring a surprise or two in this week’s elite qualifying round for the Uefa Championships.

Ireland play England tonight at Turner’s Cross (kick-off 7pm), before further games against the Netherlands on Saturday and Hungary on Tuesday.

They come into the matches on the back of two friendly wins over Iceland — who will host the finals — and even though Ireland are ranked third in the group with only one to qualify, Connell is optimistic.