Starting on August 18th, the Under-17s will take on Group E in Korea - a much weaker group than the U-20s faced - consisting of Tajikistan, Tunisia, and Belgium. Goal: out-perform the 1999 team's placing of fourth led by DaMarcus Beasley, Bobby Convey and Landon Donovan. John Hackworth's boys will take on Tajikistan first on August 20th.
Some potential stars pepper this squad as well with midfielder/striker Alex Nimo leading the list. He scored 3 in the 5 CONCACAF qualifying matches and has drawn comparisons - with his Liberian heritage - to the great George Weah. Perhaps a tad stronger, actually, with the physical attributes of Jozy Altidore who, go figure!, is 17 as well. All but two are IMG Residency program players with Ofori Sarkodie's little brother Kofi leading the back line, Zac Macmath in goal, and Gregory Garza the glue that'll hold it all together.
U.S. U-17 Roster:
GOALKEEPERS: Josh Lambo (Middleton, Wis.), Zac MacMath (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Larry Jackson (East Palo Alto, Calif.)
DEFENDERS: Sheanon Williams (Boston, Mass.), Mykell Bates (Roseville, Calif.), Tommy Meyer (St. Louis, Mo.), Chris Klute (Grand Prairie, Texas), Kofi Sarkodie (Huber Heights, Ohio), Brandon Zimmerman (Pasco, Wash.)
MIDFIELDERS: Daniel Wenzel (Federal Way, Wash.), Jared Jeffrey (Dallas, Texas), Kirk Urso (Lombard, Ill.), Dane Shea (College Station, Texas), Gregory Garza (Grapevine, Texas), Brendan King (Naperville, Ill.), Alex Nimo (Portland, Ore.)
FORWARDS: Ellis McLoughlin (Seattle, Wash.), Bryan Dominguez (Atlanta, Ga.), Abdusalam Ibrahim (FC Dallas.), Billy Schuler (Allentown, N.J.), Daniel Cruz (Glendale, Ariz.)
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