New U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach Raphael Wicky has named a 26-player roster for his first training camp in charge. Running from April 4-8 in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., the event will serve as the team’s final gathering before it kicks off the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship on May 2 against Canada.
The training camp will provide Wicky his first opportunity to work with the U-17 player pool in person ahead of next month’s U-17 World Cup qualifying tournament. The USA will face Canada, Barbados and Guatemala in the group stage of the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship, where the U-17swill aim to qualify for a record 17th World Cup at this age level.