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Team off to EAFF U-14 tourney in Guam
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Posted on Jul 04 2008
The 18-man youth team of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association left for Guam yesterday afternoon to take part in the EAFF U-14 Youth Festival 2008 Guam set from July 6 to July 10 at the Leo Palace Resort.
Making up the team are Devin Atalig, Hunter Thorpe, Caleb Ariola, Jaythan Camacho, Crosby Shultz, Bo Barry, Stacy Escueta, Jake Lee, Clay McCullough-Stearns, Josiah Orlando, Angelo Jones, Andrew Johnson, Keoni Borja, Mickey Coleman, Misaki Cramer, Masami Hirai, Hunter Jewell, and Jehn Joyner
R.J. Knecht and Christian Miller are also part of the squad but are not able to compete because of injury and other commitments,
According to a report from the Pacific Daily News, a total of 10 teams will take part in the festival, with hosts Guam drawn in Group A alongside regional powerhouses Japan and South Korea, while Chinese Taipei and Mongolia round out the group.
The CNMI, meanwhile, is grouped in Group B with China, North Korea, Hong Kong, and Macau.
The matches will consist of two 20-minute halves, with the better third-place team joining the top two teams from each group in Playoff Group E. The lesser third-place team will be joined by the bottom two teams from each group in Playoff Group F.
The EAFF U-14 Youth Festival was last held at the China National Football Training Center in Beijing in 2006, where the CNMI made its international debut.
