Graham Arnold is expected to call up the Bayern Munich-bound teenager for June’s World Cup qualifiers, days after he effectively put the national team coach on notice.
Graham Arnold is set to put an immediate end to any questions over Nestory Irankunda’s international allegiance by calling up the Bayern Munich-bound teenager for June’s World Cup qualifiers.
Football Australia sources, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity around Irankunda’s situation, confirmed to this masthead that the 18-year-old will be named in Arnold’s squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Palestine, to be unveiled on Wednesday - but they are adamant that it was already on the cards before his comments on Friday night sent Australian soccer into a frenzy.
Irankunda played the last 20 minutes of the All Stars’ 8-0 rout of a third-string Newcastle United and made an instant impact when he came onto the pitch – but, in which he said it was his “dream” to play for Australia but that he had other options to fall back on, has split opinion.Nestory Irankunda on the run for the A-League All Stars Men against Newcastle United FC at Marvel Stadium on Friday night.“I haven’t been called up for a few of the squads now.
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