Trewin called up to Olyroos extended squad

Subway Olyroos’ Head Coach Tony Vidmar has called up 22-year-old Brisbane Roar FC defender Kai Trewin as a train-on player for the U-23 Australian national team camp at the AIS European Training Centre in Varese, Italy, ahead of their participation in the Maurice Revello Tournament next month.

Train-on players Zak Gilsenan (personal reasons) and Jahce Novello (injury) have had to withdraw from this pre-camp which starts tomorrow, Friday 26 May, where one of the now four train-on athletes will be named in the final 24-players to represent Australia at the prestigious tournament to be held across the Aix-en-Provence of France from 6 – 16 June.

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The tournament will feature twelve U-23 national men’s teams from five confederations, where Australia will play at least four matches, providing ideal tournament preparation for September’s AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 qualifiers. 

In the tournament draw released during March, Australia was drawn in Group B with Qatar (6 June, Aubagne), Togo (9 June, Mallemort) and Mexico (12 June, Aubagne). Group A features Costa Rica, France, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela with Group C comprising of Bolivia, Ivory Coast, Japan and Panama.

The Maurice Revello Tournament (formally known as the Toulon Tournament), is usually for U-20 and U-21 national teams, however, to support countries prepare for Paris 2024 Olympics qualification, this year teams can feature players born between 2001 – 2004.

The draw for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 qualifiers is set to take place this afternoon, Thursday 25 May, where the teams are seeded according to their performance in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022. On that occasion, the Australians reached the semi-finals, losing 2-nil to the eventual tournament winners, Saudi Arabia. 

To qualify for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024, Australia will need to finish as group winner or be one of the four best second placed teams among all eleven groups.

Should the Subway Olyroos qualify for the 16-team AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024, they need to finish in the top three to automatically qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics as the AFC representatives, while the fourth-best team will play an AFC-CAF play-off match for the final qualification spot.

Subway Olyroos’ Maurice Revello Tournament 2023 – Group Schedule

2.00pm (local) Tuesday, 6 June vs Qatar at Aubagne

2.00pm (local) Friday, 9 June vs Togo at Mallemort

2.00pm (local) Monday, 12 June vs Mexico at Aubagne

Maurice Revello Tournament 2023 – Ranking Matches – Schedule

2.00pm (local), Thursday, 14 June: 11^th vs 12^th and 7^th vs 8^th at Arles & Miramas

6.00pm (local), Thursday, 14 June: 9^th vs 10^th and 5^th vs 6^th at Arles & Miramas

Maurice Revello Tournament 2023 – Semi-Finals – Schedule

2.30pm (local) Friday, 15 June: Semi-Final #1 at Salon

6.00pm (local) Friday, 15 June: Semi-Final #2 at Salon

Maurice Revello Tournament 2023 – Finals – Schedule

2.30pm (local) Sunday, 18 June: 3^rd vs 4^th at Salon

6.00pm (local) Sunday, 18 June: Final at Salon

A championship system will be in operation for this tournament, where each team is playing for three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a defeat. In the event of a tie at the end of a match, a penalty shoot-out will be held. The team that wins the penalty shoot-out will receive an additional point in the ranking.

SUBWAY OLYROOS’ SQUAD l MAURICE REVELLO TOURNAMENT l 26 MAY – 18 JUNE 2023

SUBWAY OLYROOS’ TRAIN-ON PLAYERS l PRE-CAMP l 26 MAY – 1 JUNE 2023