Ruwantilleke leads team to Korea
Bernard PERERA
The newly selected National Football team will leave the island for
Korea today on a training program arranged by the South Korean Football
Association.
The Lankan team led by Rohan Ruwantilleke is due to play seen matches
during their three week stay in Korea before returning on October 23.
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The national soccer team before their departure for Korea |
Korean national Jang Jung who guided the Lankan soccerites to reach
the final of the SAG Football tournament in 2006 is the head coach on
the tour.
Former national player and assistant coach for the national team for
many years D. Chandrasiri will be the assistant coach for Jang Jung
while Thushara Sampath also accompany the team as the second Asst. coach
for the team. Chandrasiri also was in charge of the under 17 and 19
national teams for a long period. The tour was arranged to gain
experience prior to the pre-Olympic qualifying round and the AFC
Challenge Cup qualifying round and the South Asian Football Championship
scheduled for February, March and December 2011 respectively.
Former National Captain and the Deputy CEO of Football Federation of
Sri Lanka Anura de Silva join the tour party as the manager.
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The national soccer team before their departure for Korea |
Skipper of Saunders SC Rohana Ruwantilleke the skippers the national
team for the first time will be handling a team packed with youth and
experience. The team�s average age is 23 and are expected to gather a
lot from this tour which will be of vital importance for them in the
future.
Sri Lanka Air Force has six players in the squad which is the highest
number from single champions League team while the next is Don Bosco and
Civil Security Force which has four players respectively. One time
glamor boys of soccer in Sri Lanka Saunders SC has only a single member
in the squad.
The team:
Defenders - W.R.D. Ruwantilleke (Captain) Saunders SC, R.N.M.A.
Bandara Warakagoda K.C.K. Lankeswara (Air Force), L.A.T. Suranga Bandara,
Dilki Kumara (Don Bosco),
Mid Fielders � A.M. Chathura Ekanayake, W. M. Chamira
Krishantha, M.S. Chathuranga, Sumana Don Hattiarachchi (Civil Security),
C.P.P.R. Dilip Dalpadathu (Don Bosco), A.A. Nalaka Roshan P.A.D. Subash
Madhushan ( Sri Lanka Navy), P.J. Chaminda, K.M.T.N. Kumara (Air Force),
Forwards - Tuwan Rizvi Tuwan Rizni, M.I. Mohamed Zain, Kaiz
Mohamed Shafras (Renown SC), S. Sanjeeva (Air Force),K.W.S. Danushka
Wijesiri (Sri Lanka Army), P.D. Malik Migara (Sri Lanka Navy), P.H.
Nadeeka Pushpakumara (Sri Lanka Police) L.H. Kavindu Ishan (Don Bosco),
Goal Keepers � M.M.S.K. Fernando (Blue Star SC), A.S. Buddhika Bandara
(New Youngs SC) Don Dasun Paranavithana (Air Force).
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