Two South Australian players have been selected for the Westfield Australian under 17 Women’s national team to participate in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Women’s Championships later this month. 

 

Both Alexandra Chidiac and Jessica Waterhouse will compete at the AFC U-16 Women’s Championships that will be held in Nanjing, China, between 26 September and 6 October 2013.

 

Australia has been drawn in group A with host country China and Bahrain. The winner from each group will progress to the semi-finals, and the winners of the semi-finals will progress to the final to be held on 6 October 2013.

 

The AFC U-16 Women’s Championships 2013 is the official FIFA qualifying tournament for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

 

Squad:

 

Angela Beard – QLD

Alexandra Chidiac – SA

Isobel Dalton – QLD

Eleni Fakos – VIC

Sunny Franco – QLD

Tia Gavin – NSW

Beatrice Goad – VIC

Brooke Goodrich – QLD

Victoria Guzman – NSW

Emily Henderson – WA

Jada Mathyssen-Whyman – NSW County

Afrikah McGladrigan – QLD

Teagan Micah – QLD

Sophie Nenadovic – NNSW

Ayesha Norrie – QLD

Chloe O’Brien – NSW

Jessica Pitts – VIC

Rhianna Pollicina – NSW

Matilda-Lee Potter – NSW Country

Siena Senatore – ACT

Madeline Stockdale – VIC

Jessica Waterhouse – SA

Georgina Worth - ACT

 

Australia Group Matches:

28 September 2013 – Australia v Bahrain – Nanjing China

30 September 2013 – Australia v China – Nanjing, China

 

Semi Final:

3 October 2013 – Nanjing, China

 

Final:

6 October 2013 – Nanjing, China