Central have been asked to release six players for the national teams trip to play in the Merderka Tournament in Malaysia. The original request was for four but has increased to six due to the Football Kingz giving Soccer New Zealand a “No” to the release of any of their players for this tournament.
The tournament starts on August 12th and could see the club face a crucial play-off to avoid relegation and a semi – final Chatham Cup game. It will be a difficult task without these players and it is harder to swallow given the Kingz stance on the non-release of their players at a time when they are not playing.
The players asked for are :-
Brad Scott, Josh Stick, Noah Hickey, Gareth Rowe, Ross Nicholson and Campbell Banks.