Davies Called Into U-23 Camp

Nowak Calls On BC Product in Final Session Before Qualifying

February 27, 2008

CHICAGO – Boston College product Charlie Davies was among the 24 players invited to participate in the U.S. Under-23 men’s soccer team’s final training camp before 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying.

Head coach Peter Nowak’s camp will take place in Bradenton, Fla., from March 1-9, before the final 20-player roster travels to Tampa, the location of the first-round games in the qualifying tournament for Group A.

Former BC striker Charlie Davies was called into the US U-23's latest training camp.

The final 20-player roster may include players not in the Bradenton training camp, and will be announced prior to the team’s arrival in Tampa on March 9, two days before the U.S. opens the qualifying tournament against Cuba on March 11 at Raymond James Stadium. The U.S. will then face Panama on March 13 at 8 p.m. ET and Honduras on March 15 at 7 p.m. ET.

"We are very excited to begin the final phase of preparations before the qualifying tournament begins," said Nowak, a member of the Revolution for a brief period. "The work over the past couple months has been very good. We have confidence in the ability of our group, and we will now spend the next 11 days putting the finishing touches on the roster so we can select the best players to help us achieve the goal of qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing."

The tournament will send its two finalists to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. There are 10 players on the roster who have earned full-team caps, with Benny Feilhaber leading way with 15 total appearances for the senior side, while Eddie Gaven and Sacha Kljestan have five each. Jozy Altidore is coming off of his first start for the MNT, scoring his first goal against Mexico in February.

Altidore was also the fourth-leading scorer at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup last summer, netting four goals in five games. He is among 14 players with Under-20 World Cup experience, including Freddy Adu and Nathan Sturgis, who are veterans of both the 2005 and 2007 tournaments.

Of the 24 players called into camp, seven will join the team from abroad, including Hammarby IF’s Davies. Kamani Hill and Sal Zizzo both ply their trade in Germany, for Vfl Wolfsburg and Hannover 96, respectively.

Of the 17 Major League Soccer representatives, Real Salt Lake sends the most to Florida with the trio of Robbie Findley, Chris Seitz and Sturgis. Six teams will each send two players into camp, including the Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, New York Red Bulls, Houston Dynamo and Toronto FC, while Chivas USA and the LA Galaxy will each send one.

U.S. Under-23 Roster by Position:

GOALKEEPERS (3): Dominic Cervi (Chicago Fire), Tally Hall (Esbjerg fB), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)

DEFENDERS (8): Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Hunter Freeman (New York Red Bulls), Kamani Hil (Vfl Wolfsburg), Patrick Ianni (Houston Dynamo), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Mike Randolph (LA Galaxy), Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)

MIDFIELDERS (8): Arturo Alvarez (FC Dallas), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), Sal Zizzo (Hannover 96)

FORWARDS (5): Freddy Adu (SL Benfica), Jozy Altidore (New York Red Bulls), Chad Barrett (Chicago Fire), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake)

Return from Davies Called Into U-23 Camp to US National Teams

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