Match Preview

AFC start their campaign in this seasons Suffolk FA Premier Cup sponsored by Omni Freight Services Limited with a First Round tie against Thurlow Nunn Premier side Walsham le Willows at The Wardale Williams Stadium.

The opposition are managed by ex-Sudbury Town striker Paul Smith and he has ex-AFC defender Stuart Crawford as his assistant. Their side is currently in eighteenth place with twelve points from the eleven games played. Included in the Walsham squad is another ex-AFC man central defender Nathan Clarke.

AFC Manager Jamie Godbold still has a squad that is suffering from injuries and has a number who will miss this cup-tie. It seems likely that a number of the club’s talented young Academy players will be on the substitutes bench.