Several members of the Cedars squad have returned to familiar surrounds in western Sydney for this week’s World Cup qualifier
Such is the size of the Lebanese community in western Sydney that this week’s visit of Lebanon to play the Socceroos in the latest round of World Cup qualifiers may at times feel like a home game for the Cedars; more Beirut than Blacktown.
For 21-year-old Jackson Khoury, who this week earned his first call-up to the Lebanese national team, it quite literally will be. Khoury was born and raised in Baulkham Hills, a stone’s throw north of Parramatta’s CommBank Stadium where the two nations will meet on Thursday evening.
Continue reading…Several members of the Cedars squad have returned to familiar surrounds in western Sydney for this week’s World Cup qualifier Such is the size of the Lebanese community in western Sydney that this week’s visit of Lebanon to play the Socceroos in the latest round of World Cup qualifiers may at times feel like a home game for the Cedars; more Beirut than Blacktown.For 21-year-old Jackson Khoury, who this week earned his first call-up to the Lebanese national team, it quite literally will be. Khoury was born and raised in Baulkham Hills, a stone’s throw north of Parramatta’s CommBank Stadium where the two nations will meet on Thursday evening. Continue reading…
