CommBank Young Matildas 23-player squad confirmed for AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024™ | Football Australia

CommBank Young Matildas Head Coach Leah Blayney has named a talented 23-player squad to take part in the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2024™.

After successfully navigating Rounds 1 and 2 of qualification, Australia were last year drawn in Group A and will feature alongside Korea Republic (3 March), hosts Uzbekistan (6 March), and Chinese Taipei (9 March) during the tournament that runs 3–16 March 2024.

Local A-League Women’s talent dominates the selections with 22 of the 23 squad members currently playing their club football in national competition. Tottenham Hotspur FC academy rising star, Milly Boughton, is the only internationally-based player to make the plane for Tashkent.

Upon announcing the final squad, Leah Blayney said: “This squad has been a result of over 12 months of intensive scouting across the country and internationally. With the significant number of excellent players available, this has been an extremely difficult task to select the final squad.”

“I want to thank the close to 100 players who participated in the process and put their best foot forward in Elite Matches, National Youth Championships, NTC Challenge games, National Premier League clashes, A-League Women’s fixtures and CommBank Young Matildas’ camps.

“We are pleased with the final roster not only in terms of depth, but also the versatility, high motivation and form they are all current demonstrating. This is one of the most exciting cohorts that I have worked with over my six years with the national team, and it highlights the fantastic work being undertaken across the Australian football landscape,”  Blayney explained.

Among the group are representatives from seven different Member Federations and 10 different A-League Women’s clubs