Soccer-Wijnaldum delighted to be captain but will miss Van Dijk

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Group C - Germany v Netherlands - Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany - September 6, 2019 Netherlands' Georginio Wijnaldum celebrates scoring their fourth goal REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen

LAGOS, Portugal (Reuters) - Georginio Wijnaldum is delighted to have been appointed captain of the Netherlands for the European Championship but says the absence of Virgil van Dijk will be felt by the Dutch over the next month.

Wijnaldum takes over the skipper’s armband from his Liverpool club mate, whose long term knee injury means he misses out on the tournament, which gets underway next week.