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International Break: What's coming up for our Ligue 1 internationals?

Japan: Junya Ito, Keito Nakamura, Takumi Minmino in World Cup qualifiers
George Boxall
Published on 11/12/2024 at 13:00
1-minute read
Eliesse Ben Seghir will represent Morocco this international break against Gabon & Lesotho.

Ligue 1's Japanese contingent will be in World Cup qualifying action against Indonesia on the 15th November, and China on the 19th November. The Samurai Blue currently comfortably sit top of their group with 10 points.

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AFCON Qualifiers: Algeria, Morocco, Ivory Coast & Nigeria in action

AFCON qualifiers will see a range of Ligue 1 talent vying for the final tournament to take place in Morocco next winter. The final qualification fixtures will take place over next weekend and into next week:

Eliesse Ben Seghir and Achraf Hakimi will represent Morocco away to Gabon on the 15th November and then at home to Lesotho on the 18th.

Meanwhile, Saïd Benrahma and Algeria will be facing Equatorial Guinea and Liberia.

Moses Simon has been called up for Nigeria's clashes against Benin and Rwanda.

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Ivory Coast's Ligue 1 Army

There are a whopping 11 Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 talents in Ivory Coast's squad to face Zambia and Chad on the 15th and 19th November respectively. Yahia Fofana (Angers), Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims), Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) , Guela Doué (Strasbourg), Christopher Operi (Le Havre), Wilfried Singo (Monaco), Hamed Junior Traorè (Auxerre), Jeremie Boga (Nice), Oumar Diakité (Reims), Evann Guessand (OGC Nice), and Jean-Phillipe Krasso (Paris FC).

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Two Ligue 1 talents in the USMNT

Mauricio Pochettinho has called up Toulouse defender Mark Mckenzie and Lyon midfielder Tanner Tessman for the USMNT's CONCACAF quarter-final against Jamaica. Monaco's Folarin Balogun misses out with a shoulder injury.

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