Football South Australia is proud to announce the squads set to travel to Melbourne and Sydney for the 2026 CommBank Emerging Championships.
The CommBank Emerging Matildas and Emerging Socceroos Championships remain two of Australia’s leading talent identification and player development events. These tournaments continue to play an important role in shaping the next generation of footballers and strengthening the nation’s high-performance pathway.
Member Federation coaches will benefit from high-level development opportunities, while nominated match officials will have the chance to showcase their abilities in a competitive national environment.
Boys:
UNDER 15 SQUAD
| First Name | Last Name | Current Club |
| Junyawut | Aiumpalad | Football SA |
| Sabian | Cirillo | Football SA |
| Matteo | Condina | Football SA |
| Israel | Kingbawl | Football SA |
| Manuel | Ghanem | Football SA |
| Tymofii | Koretskyi | Football SA |
| Alexander | McDermott | Football SA |
| Francis | Morlu | Football SA |
| Aydin | Nuri Ozcagli | Football SA |
| Nicholas | Sghirripa | Football SA |
| Luka | Sorak | Football SA |
| Adriano | Talladira | Football SA |
| Joshua | Tassotti | Football SA |
| Xavier | Washington | Football SA |
| Elijah | Weeks | Football SA |
| Jet | Yiv | Football SA |
| Yahya | Yousef | Football SA |
| Frank | Ammirato | U15 Head Coach |
| Osama | Malik | U15 Assistant Coach |
| Jerial | Badu | U15 Team Physio |
UNDER 16 SQUAD
| First Name | Last Name | Current Club |
| Kalan | Alagich | Adelaide United |
| Oliver | Budin | Football SA |
| Laris | Cesko | Football SA |
| Nikola | Culibrk | Football SA |
| Hudson | Dylan | Football SA |
| Marcel | El Hamra | NE MetroStars |
| Oscar | Farrer | Adelaide Vipers |
| Alexander | Ibrahim | WT Birkalla |
| Mustafa | Ibrahimi | Playford City |
| Keron | Longhe | Adelaide United |
| Campbell | Mattner | Football SA |
| Godfrey | Nicholas | Adelaide Olympic |
| Joel | Ochieng | Adelaide United |
| Liam | Oliviero | Campbelltown City |
| Riad | Rarhidi | Adelaide United |
| Amara | Toure | Adelaide United |
| Ross | Tsiros | Football SA |
| Will | Plush | U16 Head Coach |
| Campbell | Arnold | U16 Assistant Coach |
| Harry | Saleeba | U16 Team Physio |
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF
| First Name | Last Name | Role |
| Lachlan | Tosh | Football SA Operations and Player Wellbeing |
| Danyon | Loud | GK Coach |
| Brodie | Dickeson | Strength and Conditioning |
| Richie | Alagich | Head of Boys Football |
| Paul | Vanis | Head of Youth – Adelaide United |
Girls:
UNDER 15 SQUAD
| First Name | Last Name | Current Club |
| Lenni | Bayford | Football SA |
| Nikolina | Cvjeticanin | Football SA |
| Aaliyah | Gonsalves | Football SA |
| Adele | Jones | Football SA |
| Evie-Mae | Kaines | Football SA |
| Eva | Miglis | Football SA |
| Parker | Mills | Football SA |
| Evie | Page | Football SA |
| Elizabeth | Papas | Football SA |
| Evelyn | Patriarca | Football SA |
| Kylie | Pridham | Adelaide Comets |
| Ariana | Prokos | Football SA |
| Susanna | Prokos | Football SA |
| Pearl | Sitkowski | Football SA |
| Lilly | Staykov | Football SA |
| Sophia | Tambakis | Adelaide Comets |
| Milla | Thompson | Football SA |
| Lee | Dewey | U15 Head Coach |
| Owen | Gallas | U15 Assistant Coach |
| Taylor | Fiorita | U15 Team Manager |
| Emma | Foti | U15 Team Physio |
UNDER 16 SQUAD
| First Name | Last Name | Current Club |
| Alice | Bolenski | Football SA |
| Ella | Carvalho | Football SA |
| Ashlyn | Cornolo | Football SA |
| Jessica | DeConno | Football SA |
| Daisy | Drawwater | Football SA |
| Lua | Elmualim | Football SA |
| Aleesha | Gray | Football SA |
| Adele | Grima | Football SA |
| Ruby | King | Football SA |
| Isabella | Lionello | Football SA |
| Gracie | Pizzino | Football SA |
| Elena | Rogge | Football SA |
| Mia | Staykov | Football SA |
| Sophie | Tarasenko | Football SA |
| Stella | Valenti | Football SA |
| Lucy | Wicks | Football SA |
| Elizabeth | Xu | Football SA |
| Cristiano | Dos Santos Rodrigues | U16 Head Coach & Head of Girls Football |
| Gary | McGrath | U16 Assistant Coach |
| Alexia | Scalzi | U16 Team Manager |
| Niyomi | Mavani | U16 Team Physio |
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF
| First Name | Last Name | Role |
| Millie | Scott | Wellbeing Officer |
| Matilda | Comley | GK Coach |
REFEREES
| First Name | Last Name | Competition |
| Thomas | Gilchirst | Emerging Socceroos |
| Joseph | Bojcevski | Emerging Socceroos |
| Charlotte | Clarke | Emerging Matildas |
| Taylor | Van Der Hoeven | Emerging Matildas |
Broadcasting Details:
KommunityTV will be your destination for exclusive live streams of the 2026 CommBank Emerging Championships.
Every match will be available to watch live and on demand. Live streams of all fields will be available for each day of the tournament, with replays posted at the end of each day. News Corp full digital subscribers have exclusive access to watch the action.
CommBank Emerging Matildas Championships (Girls U15 & U16)
Dates: 9 – 15 April 2026
Location: Home of the Matildas, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria
CommBank Emerging Socceroos Championships (Boys U15 & U16)
Dates: 18 – 24 April 2026
Location: Valentine Sports Park, Sydney, New South Wales