A squad of 31 players will represent the Ricki Herbert Football Academy at an international youth tournament in the Shandong province of China.
The squad departs from New Zealand on August 8, 2019, to take part in the eight-day tournament, called the Gothia Cup China. Click here for tournament details.
Squad
Esaiah Dass, Shannon Perham-Hayes, Aaron O’Connor, Flynn Cave, Cameron Smith, Abhinay Kumar, Antoneo Van Deursen, Evan Van Rooyen, Tamaho Perry, David Hungwe, Dylan Winstanley, William Benes, Lucas Lovelock, Connor O’Brien, Benji Gabb, Connagh Webb, Bryn Dew, Spencer Cleland, Quinn Steiner, Oliver Campbell, Zain Ismail, Nathan Murray, Saurav Chand, Luke Costello, Albie Francis-Alles, Logan Noack, Maui Wano, Nathaniel Green, Arniv Naiker, Archie Heyward, Joe Knowles.
Staff
Ricki Herbert – RHFA Director
Joe Hinds – Coach
Shaun O’Brien – Coach
Shane Campbell – Tour Manager
The first Gothia Cup China was held in August 2016 in Shenyang, China.
This third edition of the Gothia Cup China will be hosted in the city of Qingdao, part of the Shandong province of China.
Tournament programme
August 10th –Saturday
Gothia Opening Ceremony (free ticket with Gothia Card)
August 11th – Sunday
First round of group games
August 12th –Monday
Second round of games
Leader’s Party
August 13th – Tuesday
Third round of games start
August 14th –Wednesday
Play-offs A &B start
August 15th – Thursday
Play-offs A & B continue
Gothia Finals
August 16th – Friday
Gothia Finals & Closing Ceremony
August 17th – Saturday
Departure
Main photo: Previous tournament ceremonies have been spectacular.