2023 U-17 World Cup: New Caledonia U17 Vs England U17, Great Hope For Ethan Nwaneri

Arsenal young striker, Ethan Nwaneri, is the mainstay of England U17 (photo: dock. special)

JAKARTA - The New U-17 Kaledonia national team will meet England U-17 in the inaugural match of Group C of the 2023 U-17 World Cup. The match will take place at the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS), Saturday 11 November at 16.00 WIB.

This moment will be the first for both teams to meet face to face. For Kaledonia, this is the second time they have participated in the age group's grand agenda.

As for the England U-17 national team, this is the fifth appearance. In experience, England is clearly superior, moreover they have also achieved the highest results by coming out as champions in 2017.

With this note, it would be worth it if the England U-17 national team became one of the favorites to win this year's U-17 World Cup.

Facing New Caledonia in the early match, they were also seeded because they had a very strong squad. The England U-17 national team will be strengthened by some of the most talented young players in the world, one of whom is the young Arsenal striker, Ethan Nwaneri.

In addition, there are also athletes and talented midfielders with goalscoring skills, such as Myles Lewis-Skelly. As long as he has honed his various skills at Arsenal. Lewis-Skelly also impressed as a left back and became a star on his club's journey to the FA Youth Cup final in 2022/23.

In the opposing camp, New U-17 Caledonia is not the team that is as famous as England. But as a team that has appeared before, New Caledonia can rely on player Gregory Yao Diko who has a quick appearance and is skilled at driving the ball and scoring goals.

In this second appearance at the U-17 World Cup, Caledonia Baru will try their best to give a surprise. Moreover, they are in Group C with tough opponents such as Brazil, England, and Iran.

Realistic about the situation faced, the coach of New U-17 Caledonia, Leonardo Lopez does not yet have a big target for the 2023 U-17 World Cup. Nolhann Alebate and his friends were only asked to perform as well as possible and show how their country played football. But they could be the first stumbling block for England to the next round.

"So we are a small team, from a small country in the Pacific. We want to mobilize our entire soul, body and courage for New Caledonia football at the U-17 World Cup this time," Leona Do Lopez said in a written statement released by LOC, quoted by Junat 10 November.

We want to make our family and the people of New Caledonia happy and proud. We always try our best to do our best to do a good job," he continued.

Player Composition Forecast

New Caledonia U-17 (4-4-2): Tiaouniane; Huna, Diko, Hanye, Grangier; Upa, Hnaissilin, Levy, Alebate; Saiko, Angexetine.

England U-17 (4-3-3): Setford; Acheampong, Samuel, Samuels-Smith, Meghama; Golding, Rigg, Amo-Ameyaw; Ndala, Oboavwoduo, Nwaneri.