Damien Richardson today (Friday, July 23rd) named an 18-man Airtricity League squad for the match against Manchester United at Aviva Stadium on August 4th.



The Airtricity Challenge, which sees an Airtricity League XI take on one of the biggest clubs in world football, will be the first football match at the new Aviva Stadium. Richardson has named an 18-man squad for the match and has put seven players on the stand-by list.



Announcing his squad, Richardson said he was looking forward to playing his part in the historic opening of the new home of Irish football:



“August 4th is a big day for Irish football. The opening of the new stadium is hugely important for the development of the game and I am delighted that the Airtricity League will be central to such an historic occasion.



“I have selected a strong squad for the match against Manchester United. There is plenty of talent in the Airtricity League and I faced a difficult decision in reducing the numbers down to 18. I am very much looking forward to getting out on the training ground with the players as we prepare to represent the Airtricity League against such a big club as Manchester United.”



Tickets for the Airtricity Challenge are on sale through fai.ie and are priced €45 and €60.

 

 

Airtricity League squad

Name	Club	Date of birth
Gary Rogers	St. Patrick’s Athletic	25-Sep-81
Gerard Doherty	Derry City	24-Aug-81
Brian Shelley	Bohemians	15-Nov-81
Ger O’Brien	Sporting Fingal	02-Jul-84
Ken Oman	Bohemians	29-Jul-82
Gavin Peers	Sligo Rovers	10-Nov-85
Conor Powell	Bohemians	26-Aug-87
Conor Kenna	St. Patrick’s Athletic	21-Nov-84
Paul Keegan	Bohemians	05-Jul-84
Shaun Williams	Sporting Fingal	19-Oct-86
Alan Kirby	Sporting Fingal	08-Sep-77
Joseph Ndo	Sligo Rovers	28-Apr-76
Richie Ryan	Sligo Rovers	06-Jan-85
Stephen O’Donnell	Galway United	15-Jan-86
Killian Brennan	Bohemians	31-Jan-84
Paddy Madden	Bohemians	04-Mar-90
Karl Sheppard	Galway United	14-Feb-91
Ryan Guy	St. Patrick’s Athletic	05-Sep-85

Stand-by list

Name	Club	Date of birth
Peter Cherrie	Dundalk	01-Oct-83
Alan Keane	Sligo Rovers	23-Sep-84
Patrick McEleney	Derry City	26-Sep-92
Dave Mulcahy	St. Patrick’s Athletic	28-Jan-78
Ciaran Kilduff	UCD	29-Sep-88
Padraig Amond	Sligo Rovers	15-Apr-88
Fahrudin Kudozovic	Dundalk	10-Oct-84

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