Not Yet Rolling, Four U-17 Polish National Team Players Were Returned Due To The Awareness Of Consumption Of Alcohol

Four Polish U-17 national team players were sent home because they found alcohol during preparations ahead of the 2023 U-17 World Cup. (Instagram.com/@laczynaspilka)

JAKARTA - Four Polish U-17 national team players were sent home and certainly could not appear to defend the team at the 2023 U-17 World Cup. This was due to disciplinary action taken by the four of them.

The players who were dropped and sent home were Oskar Tomczyk, Filip Rozga, Jan Labedzki, and Filip Wolski. The four of them were sent home because they were caught consuming alcohol during preparations ahead of the 2023 U-17 World Cup.

This news is known from the official announcement of the Polish Football Federation (PZPN). The four players are said to have violated the regulations during a training camp in Bali ahead of the 2023 U-17 World Cup.

Due to a regulatory breach, the U-17 team's coaching staff decided to remove four players. These players will soon leave the team: Oskar Tomczyk, Filip Rozga, Jan Labedzki and Filip Wolski, "said PZPN's statement as reported by Polish media, Meczyki.

Sources revealed that the four players were indicated to have been under the influence of alcohol during the team's training camp in Bali.

Previously, the Polish U-17 national team was already in Bali to prepare to appear at the U-17 World Cup which took place on November 10-2 December in four cities, namely Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and Solo.

The Polish U-17 national team occupies group D with Japan, Argentina, and Senegal in the group stage of the 2023 U-17 World Cup. For this group, all matches will take place at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Soreang, Bandung.

As a form of preparation, the Polish U-17 national team has also played a test match against the United States on the Island of the Gods. The results of the trial ended in a 2-2 draw.

Previously, a scandal like this had also occurred in the Polish U-17 national team. In September 2022 while participating in a tournament, bottles of alcohol were found in the hands of two Polish U-17 players, Mikolaj Tudruf and Michal Matys.

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