North Texas SC's star 16-year-old striker Ricardo Pepi has been named to the US U17 Men's National Team by head coach Raphael Wicky. There are 20 young men on the US for the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship, set for May 1-16 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
20 nations are participating in the tournament and the four semi-finalists will qualify for this fall's 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Brazil. The USA was drawn into Group F and kicks off its tournament against Canada on Thursday, May 2 at 6 p.m. ET. The U.S. then faces Barbados on Saturday, May 4 at 4 p.