KFA has announced the final squad for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup that takes place in Uzbekistan from 1 March.

Kim Eunjung’s charges include most of the key players who have established themselves in the national team – captain Lee Seungwon (Gangwon FC), Kang Sungjin (FC Seoul), Bae Junho (Daejeon Hana Citizen) and Lee Youngjun (Gimcheon Sangmu). Amongst the 23 men who made the list, 18 players ply their trade in the K League, four players from university teams, with Kim Yonghak being the only one based overseas (Portimonense SC) in Portugal.

Having trained in Spain earlier this month, the U-20 side recently finished another training session in Ulsan on Monday. They are scheduled to meet at the National Football Centre in Paju on 23 March prior to their departure the following afternoon. In the AFC U-20 Asian Cup finals contested by 16 nations, Korea Republic open their campaign against Oman on 2 March, before taking on Jordan on 5 March and then Tajikistan on 8 March. Four tickets to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia are at stake in the continental finals. .....

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