Tim Cahill Out Of Socceroos Squad

Qantas Socceroo Tim Cahill is a late withdrawal from the squad to face Nigeria at Craven Cottage in London on Saturday.

Qantas Socceroo Tim Cahill is a late withdrawal from the squad to face Nigeria at Craven Cottage in London on Saturday.

Cahill informed team management yesterday that he would not be arriving later in the day due to injury reasons and he would not be available for the match and this was confirmed with a medical report from his club Everton.

Technical Director / Head Coach Rob Baan had already called in Wisla Krakow midfielder Jacob Burns as cover for any injuries.

All other players have arrived with the match set to be played at 3pm (local) and will be shown live and exclusive on Fox Sports 2 from 1.30am AEDT (Sunday 18 November).