Source: Team_Talk
Captaincy honour for McDonald
The Australia striker will lead out the Hoops in their clash against Brisbane Roar on July 12.
Club captain Stephen McManus will miss the trip with a knee injury, allowing McDonald to wear the armband.
"I am absolutely delighted," the former Motherwell player told the club's website. "As a life-long Celtic supporter, I realise just how great an honour it is to be given the captaincy for this match.
"I'd like to thank the manager for this opportunity. My family will be among the thousands of supporters who are all looking forward to the club's visit and it will, personally, be a real honour to lead the team out on this rare trip to Australia."
Tony Mowbray's first match as Celtic manager will have an added touch of spice as Roar could field former Rangers trio Craig Moore, Charlie Miller and Bob Malcolm in their team.
Mowbray said: "We obviously realise how important a trip this is for the football club as a whole and it's a fantastic opportunity for us to play in front of our supporters in Australia.
"They support the team faithfully, but don't get the opportunity to see us play very often and we realise how much this visit means to them.
"We thought it would be fitting that an Australian-born Celtic player leads the team out in Brisbane and we are all looking forward to the match. We hope that the supporters enjoy the occasion."
