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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 --- 72 days ago http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20080512220931108
 Firstly we must acknowledge the terrible devastation of the recent earthquake centred around Chengdu in western China - hopeful the toll will not rise much further, though sadly that seems inevitable. Another milestone has been achieved in China's bid to attend the 2008 Australian Football International Cup in August and September this year. A national training camp was held last weekend at Nankai University in central Tianjin, near Beijing in the country's northeast. There were 46 players from across the Chinese footy development spectrum - Beijing Sport University, Beijing Bombers Australian Football Club, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin Institute of Electronics, Tianjin Nankai University and SuZhou Canglang district Education Commission. It seems footy is getting a real toe hold in four Chinese cities - Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and SuZhou. Andrew Sawitsch, an Australian Football Development Officer in China, described the camp as not just short term selection trials for the Cup, but an opportunity for all players "to expand on their skills and knowledge of the game for future matches and development".
The players had a broad range of ages and experience, but Australian coaches Darryl Hoffman, Tom Mattessi and Tom Shugg were on hand to guide them through the sessions. Opponents could be in for a surprise, as Asians are often seen as being typically shorter in stature, as we've seen with the Japanese sides over the yea ... |
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