Tony Vidmar has named Keegan Jelacic and Lucas Mauragis in his Olyroos squad after Nestory Irankunda opted in opposition to accepting a call-up for Australia’s Olympic qualifiers.
Irankunda had been pencilled in by Vidmar as a potential alternative for Marco Tilio, who withdrew from the U23 Asian Cup with a quad harm.
The Adelaide teenager had initially been omitted due to issues over his maturity.
However after discussions with Vidmar and his membership, Irankunda has remained in Australia, the place he’ll see out the A-League Males season with Adelaide earlier than heading to Bayern Munich.
Tilio’s spot in Vidmar’s squad has been taken by Brisbane Roar’s Jelacic, whereas Newcastle Jets fullback Mauragis comes into the set-up after Louis D’Arrigo was deemed unavailable by membership aspect Lechia Gdansk.
“We had been in discussions with Lechia for a while about Louis’s availability for this match, sadly they’ve determined that he is required to stay in Poland,” Vidmar mentioned.
“We perceive and respect the place of the membership, and I’ve made my frustration on the timing of this match, and its affect on participant availability, identified for a number of months.
“That being mentioned, it is actually disappointing to have issues change like this on the final minute, when all our preparation had been finished on the proviso Louis could be accessible.”
Australia face Jordan within the first of three group video games on April 15.