Football
Michael Church, Asia correspondent 7y

Marcello Lippi goes with experimental squad for next month's China Cup

China coach Marcello Lippi has named an inexperienced squad for next month's China Cup.

No players from Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande or runners-up Jiangsu Suning have been included in the 23-man selection.

Lippi, who took over as head coach in October, has named 14 uncapped players for the tournament, which will kick off in Nanning on Jan. 10 when the Italian's team face off against Iceland.

The four-team competition will also feature Chile and Croatia, who meet on Jan. 11, with the final to be played on Jan. 15.

Shanghai SIPG striker Wu Lei is the most experienced player in the squad with 40 caps and is one of four players from the club that finished third in the Chinese Super League.

China Squad:

Yin Hongbo (Henan Jianye), Cao Yunding, Mao Jianqing, Bai Jiajun, Li Jianbin (all Shanghai Shenhua), Wu Lei, Cai Huikang, Yan Junling, Fu Huan (all Shanghai SIPG), Pei Shuai, Fan Xiaodong (all Changchun Yatai), Feng Gang, Chen Zhongliu, Zou Dehai (all Hangzhou Greentown), Yang Shanping (Liaoning FC), Hui Jiakang, Hu Rentian, Bai Yuefeng, Yang Qipeng (all Tianjin Teda), Gao Zhunyi (Hebei China Fortune), Chi Zhongguo, Cui Ming (all Yanbian Funde), Wang Jinxian (Dalian Yifang).

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