Elijah Neblett Selected for World Cup
Elijah Neblett in Year 12 has been selected to play in the Oceania Football World Cup to be held in United Arab Emerates in October this year.
Elijah Neblett in Year 12 has been selected to play in the Oceania Football World Cup to be held in United Arab Emerates in October this year.
A striker in the Birkenhead Premier team, Elijah recently went to Vanuatu as part of the U17 All Whites Team. After playing 5 games in 10 days the New Zealand team won the tournament and qualified for the World Cup.
The highlight of that trip was a tough game against the home Vanuatu team in front of a crowd of 10000 people. Elijah, who has played soccer since he was five, scored 3 goals in the 4 games that he played
