Wales v England
UEFA European U21 Championship, Qualifying Group 6
Friday, 2 September 2005
Wrexham FC

Wales coach Brian Flynn has today named his Under-21 squad to take on England in Wrexham next month.

The match is the first part of a double header in England's European U21 Championship Qualifying campaign and Peter Taylor will be aiming for a repeat of the 2-0 win recorded in the home match last November.

One player not involved in that match who is in this squad is Derby County defender Lewin Nyatanga, who was given the Wales captaincy two days shy of 17th birthday.

Having become the youngest player to play for the Wales Under-21s against Germany in February, Nyatanga was handed the armband in the second half of the 3-1 victory over Malta last week.

Flynn now predicts a bright future for the youngster: "It is clear for everyone to see that he has a chance of making it," he said.

"Potential is a huge word - it is realising it that is important.

Flynn added: "Lewin doesn't surprise me - he showed his quality in what was only his second game at this level.

"When I first watched him play at Derby I knew we had something special on our hands.

"Lewin has a great touch, two good feet, and I feel he has more than a decent chance of making it to a much higher level."

Flynn added: "How long does John Toshack keep him in the Under-21s?

"That is a question for him - but what the lad has to do is to keep producing top performances at Under-21s level.

"I think his chance would then come soon, and he is determined to play for Wales."

The Wales squad in full;

Player

Club

Lee Worgan

Eastbourne Borough

Wayne Hennessey

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Lee Beevers

Lincoln City

Peter Gilbert

Leicester City

Byron Anthony

Cardiff City

Adam Davies

Cambridge United

Lewin Nyatanga

Derby County

Dan Martin

Notts County

Andrew Crofts

Gillingham

Joseph Ledley

Cardiff City

Arron Davies

Yeovil Town

Owain Tudur Jones

Swansea City

Mark Jones

Wrexham

Curtis McDonald

Cardiff City

Anthony Pulis

Stoke City

Adam Birchall

Mansfield Town

David Cotterill

Bristol City

Stuart Fleetwood

Cardiff City

Craig Davies

Oxford United

Mark Pritchard

Swansea City