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Olyroos’ AFC U23 Championship Campaign to be shown live on Fox Sports

THE A-League’s best young talent will be on show when the Olyroos take on Asia’s best at the AFC U23 Championship in China - and you can watch every minute live.

<a capiid="95c8d5d1e06b820b5f66a9aaf8b6ffb9" class="capi-video">Wanderers win one for Gombau</a>                     Daniel De Silva of the Central Coast Mariners
Wanderers win one for Gombau Daniel De Silva of the Central Coast Mariners

THE Olyroos’ 2018 AFC U23 Championship in China will be shown on Fox Sports.

On Thursday 11 January 2018 Fox Sports will broadcast the second half of Australia’s first Group D match against Syria on 501 immediately after ‘Just For Kicks’.

Any goals from the first 45 at the Kunshan Stadium will also be shown during ‘Just For Kicks’.

Australia’s second and third group matches against Vietnam (Sunday 14 January 2018) and Korea Republic (Wednesday 17 January 2018) will be broadcast LIVE and in full.

The Vietnam fixture will be broadcast on FOX SPORTS 506, while the clash with Korea Republic will be on FOX SPORTS 501.

The Central Coast Mariners’ Danny De Silva will be a key man for the Olyroos in China
The Central Coast Mariners’ Danny De Silva will be a key man for the Olyroos in China

Caltex Socceroos Assistant Coach Ante Milicic will lead the Australian U23 National Team at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship in China.

A top two finish in Group D will be required to send Australia to the quarterfinals.

Australia’s results at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship will impact the team’s seeding for the 2020 AFC U23 Championship, which will double as the qualification tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo, Japan.

Former Socceroos Head Coach Ange Postecoglou and Assistant Coach Ante Milicic
Former Socceroos Head Coach Ange Postecoglou and Assistant Coach Ante Milicic

Australia U23 v Syria U23

Thursday 11 January 2018

Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan

Kick-off: 4pm (local); 7pm (AEDT)

Broadcast: Second half LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on FOX SPORTS 501 following ‘Just For Kicks’

Vietnam U23 v Australia U23

Sunday 14 January 2018

Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan

Kick-off: 4pm (local); 7pm (AEDT)

Broadcast: Full match LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on FOX SPORTS 506

Korea Republic U23 v Australia U23

Wednesday 17 January 2018

Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan

Kick-off: 7.30pm (local); 10.30pm (AEDT)

Broadcast: Full match LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on FOX SPORTS 501

OLYROOS SQUAD

Coach: Ante Milicic

Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Western Sydney), Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney), George Blackwood (Adelaide), Trent Buhagiar (Central Coast), Nicholas Cowburn (Newcastle), Daniel De Silva (Central Coast), Thomas Deng (Melbourne Victory), Ben Garuccio (Adelaide), Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg, Norway), Thomas Glover (Central Coast), Ajdin Hrustic (Groningen, Netherlands), Paul Izzo (Adelaide), Deni Juric (Hajduk Split, Croatia), Bruce Kamau (Melbourne City), Stefan Mauk (Melbourne City), Riley McGree (Club Brugge, Belgium), Daniel Nizic (Morecambe, England), Aiden O’Neill (Burnley, England), Milislav Popovic (Eintracht Braunschweig, Germany), Jaushua Sotirio (Western Sydney), Aleksandar Susnjar (Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic), Ruon Tongyik (Melbourne City), Brandon Wilson (Perth Glory).

Originally published as Olyroos’ AFC U23 Championship Campaign to be shown live on Fox Sports

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