Ireland Powerchair squad set for World Cup campaign
The Ireland squad travelled to Australia earlier in the month to prepare for their 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup which is set to take place at Sydney Olympic Park next week.
It signals the return of the tournament which had to be postponed twice due to the pandemic but now the Republic of Ireland are set to take their place amongst the other top-nine nations in the world to compete for the World Cup.
Ireland will be looking to build on a sixth-place finish last time out with impressions for the tournament positive due to their third-placed finish at the European Nations Cup in Finland in 2019.
Not only that but the Irish team recently secured some impressive friendly victories against England at St. Georges Park so Ireland will be hopeful of having a strong week down under.
A round-robin format where every team plays each other, the top four teams go into the finals stage to decide the winner with Ireland hopeful of being one of the top four.
Republic of Ireland - World Cup Fixture Schedule
Sunday, October 15 - Denmark vs Republic of Ireland
Monday, October 16 - England vs Republic of Ireland; Republic of Ireland vs Japan
Tuesday, October 17 - Republic of Ireland vs USA; Republic of Ireland vs Uruguay
Wednesday, October 18 - Republic of Ireland vs France; Republic of Ireland vs Northern Ireland
Thursday, October 19 - Argentina vs Republic of Ireland; Australia vs Republic of Ireland
Irish Powerchair Team Squad
Goalkeeper - Sean Donogher (Midlands United), Emer O’Sullivan (DCU Storm), Conor Troy (Midlands United), Captain - Thomas Donogher (Midlands United), Matthew Crowley (Heroes Cork), Aoife McNicholl (DCU Storm), Naglis Montvilas (DCU Storm), Liam Lynch (Heroes Cork)
Staff: Head Coach - Mike Donogher, Assistant Coach - Almas Montvilas, Jerry Sheehan (Team Manager)