The camp from May 24 to 28 will see All Whites players from the ASB Premiership and the A-League train on North Harbour Stadium’s outer oval and play a training hit-out against a Waitakere United Invitational XI at Trusts Stadium on May 25.
The squad for the internationals will be named on Tuesday and is expected to include the bulk of the 14 New Zealand and Australian-based players in the wider squad named by coach Ricki Herbert back in March.
The All Whites play Mexico at altitude in Denver on June 1 (June 2 NZT) and Australia in Adelaide on June 5. The training camp will be used partly to increase the match readiness of out-of-season Southern Hemisphere players.
“All the players in the Australasian market are only just into their pre-season, if at all,” Herbert says.
“The camp will help a little bit and it’s always important to have time together when we can. It’s been great of New Zealand Football to support the idea. All the players are very keen to be part of it and that just shows the willingness of that group to make another big difference over the next three years.”
Hosted and organised by Waitakere United, the training match in Henderson will be opened to the public, kicking off at 7.30pm.
Admission will be free to children aged 15 and cost $10 for adults.
All Whites domestic camp
May 24-28
Auckland
Training match v Waitakere United Invitational XI
May 25, 7.30pm
Trusts Stadium, Henderson
Admission: $10 Adults, Kids aged 15 or under free
International Friendlies
Mexico v New Zealand
INVESCO Field at Mile High
Denver, USA
8pm, June 1, 2011 (2pm, June 2 NZT)
Australia v New Zealand
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide, Australia
5pm, June 5, 2011 (7pm NZT)
Story courtesy of New Zealand Football.
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