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Elford-Alliyu earns England call-up

Posted on: Fri 01 May 2009

LATEEF-Elford Alliyu has been called up by England for the UEFA Under-17s Championship Finals in Germany next month.

The Baggies striker is part of John Peacock's 18-man squad, which also includes the likes of Arsenal's Jack Wilshire and Everton's Jose Baxter, who have both made Barclays Premier League appearances this season.

England have been drawn in Group B with Holland, Germany and Turkey, with all four teams vying for a semi-final place against either France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland.

England kick-off against Holland in Gera on Wednesday (ko 10am BST).

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The Lions face Germany in Jena three days later (ko 1pm BST), live on Eurosport, and tackle Turkey in Gotha on Tuesday week (4.45pm BST).

The final will take place in the 25,000-capacity Stadion Magdeburg on Monday, May 18.

The top three teams in each group will also qualify for the FIFA Under-17s World Cup in Nigeria later this year.

SQUAD: Benik Afobe (Arsenal), LATEEF ELFORD-ALLIYU (ALBION), Jose Baxter (Everton), John Bostock (Tottenham), Luke Garbutt (Leeds), Gary Gardner (Villa), Sam Habergham (Norwich), James Hurst (Portsmouth), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal), Sam Johnstone (Manchester United), Louis Laing (Sunderland), Ryan Tunnicliffe (Manchester United), Eddie Oshodi (Watford), Tom Parkes (Leicester City), Jonjo Shelvey (Charlton Athletic), Jed Steer (Norwich City), Jacob Walcott (Reading), Luke Freeman (Arsenal).

*Baggies goalkeeper Ryan Allsop has been put on standby by England for the UEFA Under-17s Championships Finals.

*Left-sided player Bradley Garmston has been called up by the Republic of Ireland for their Under-15s Tri-Nations Tournament with hosts Wales and Northern Ireland between Wednesday, May 13 and Saturday 16.

PIC: RISING STAR...Baggies striker Elford-Alliyu

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