IAFA to play Italy on Saturday, March 28th

The IAFA International squad will travel to Verona, Italy, next weekend to play the Italian National Amputee Football team on Saturday March 28th. This will be the first meeting between these sides, both of whom became founder members of the European Amputee Football Federation last month. Both teams are looking forward to kick-starting the new season off the back of impressive World Cup campaigns. Both countries made their Amputee Football World Cup debuts in Mexico. Italy qualified for the last 16, where they were beaten by Haiti in a penalty shootout, following an opening night win over hosts Mexico (2-0) and defeat to Poland (0-1). While 9 places separate these sides in the World Rankings Ireland will fight to cause an upset on Italian soil. The squad have trained well in recent months, meeting in Limerick and Dublin for group session, and are up for what should be a tough test. The IAFA squad have a busy fixture list ahead of them this summer and hope to start their season positively in Italy.

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