Soccer-Doku back in boost for Belgium


Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - October 31, 2026 Manchester City's Jeremy Doku in action Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Belgium ⁠will have JeremyDoku back for their last two Nations League ⁠group matches against Turkey and Italy as coach Mark van ‌Bommel on Friday named a 26-man selection for this month's fixtures.

• Doku last played for his country at the World Cup, where he struggled with illness and was ​absent for the opening four Nations League ⁠Group A1 games in September ⁠and October, where Belgium collected six points

• There was a surprise call-up ⁠for ‌Mexico-based strikerHugo Cuypers

• The 20-year-old Josue Kongolo gets a first call-up after moving from Belgium's under-21 team

• Kongolo replaces ⁠AC Milan defender Koni De Winter, who Van Bommel ​said had refused ‌a call-up because he was unhappy at having been left on ⁠the bench ​for Belgium's six games at this year's World Cup and in the Nations League

• DefenderZeno Debast is injured and Matias Fernandez-Pardo from Newcastle United has ⁠been ill and trained little over the ​last weeks, so was left out of the squad along with Malick Fofana and Lois Openda

• Belgium are away in Izmir on November 12 ⁠before hosting Italy in Brussels three days later

Squad

Goalkeepers: Jari De Busser (AZ Alkmaar), Senne Lammens (Manchester United), Mike Penders (Chelsea), MaartenVandevoordt (RB Leipzig)

Defenders: Timothy Castagne (Fulham), Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton & Hove Albion), Josue Kongolo (Racing Genk), Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge), Nathan Ngoy (Lille), ​Kyriani Sabbe, Joaquin Seys (both Club Brugge), Arthur Theate (Bologna)

Midfielders: ⁠Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli), Mandela Keita (Parma), Romeo Lavia (Chelsea), Nicolas Raskin (Rangers), Youri Tielemans (Manchester United), ​HansVanaken (Club Brugge)

Forwards: Hugo Cuypers (Monterrey), Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), ‌Jeremy Doku (Manchester City), Mika Godts (Paris St ​Germain), Romelu Lukaku (Fenerbahce), Dodi Lukebakio (Benfica), Diego Moreira (AC Milan), Leandro Trossard (Besiktas)

(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Christian Radnedge)

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