Club football will take a back seat over the coming week as international football takes centre stage. No fewer than 18 RSCA players have been called up for international duty. Among them, Sporting welcomes a brand-new Greek international, two Mauves will face each other in the Nations League, while the club sends a goalkeeper and a forward to the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.
It is a first for Ilias Koutsoupias. Last week, the Greek midfielder learned that he had received his first call-up to the national team. Greece will face the Netherlands on Friday (13/11), before taking on Serbia, featuring Mihajlo Cvetković, on Monday (16/11). The Serbian striker, who found the net at Jan Breydel last weekend, will first face Germany on Friday.
Lukáš Ambros and the Czech Republic host world champions Spain next Thursday before travelling to Croatia (15/11). Oleg Reabciuk has been called up by Moldova, who face Kazakhstan (13/11) and the Faroe Islands (16/11). Danylo Sikan and Ukraine take on Northern Ireland (14/11) and Georgia (17/11).
RSCA will also be represented in Northern Europe. Oliver Antman has been called up to the Finland squad for their Nations League matches against Albania (12/11) and San Marino (15/11). Norwegian midfielder Thelo Aasgaard will face Wales (14/11) and Denmark (17/11).
Ali Maamar has two fixtures against Niger on the schedule with Morocco. The Atlas Lions will play two qualifying matches for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations on 13 and 17 November. They currently top their group with maximum points after two matches. Kaïs Barry will face Ethiopia twice (12/11 and 17/11) with Morocco’s U23 team.
Neerpede also represented internationally
Belgium’s U17 World Cup campaign in Qatar kicks off on Friday 20 November. Two RSCA players have been selected by head coach Sven Vermant: goalkeeper Mattis Seghers and forward Ilyas Benktib. They will face Vietnam (20/11), Mali (23/11) and New Zealand (26/11) in the group stage.
Rami Lougmani will also be taking part in the World Cup in Qatar. With Morocco, he will face Fiji (20/11), China (23/11) and Spain (26/11) in the group stage.
At U19 level, Alexander De Ridder and Terry Van de Ven have been called up to Belgium’s squad for the first qualifying round ahead of the 2027 European Championship in the Czech Republic. The Young Devils will play three matches on Scottish soil: against Kosovo (11/11), Kazakhstan (14/11) and Scotland (17/11).
Two age groups below, four Neerpede players will represent Belgium’s U17 team during this international break. Adjani Mujangi Bia, Dwight Ede Eriyo, Noé Kage and Jean Cieslinski will compete in the first qualifying round for the 2027 European Championship, facing Kosovo (11/11), Latvia (14/11) and Croatia (17/11).