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Geny Catamo was called up to represent Mozambique during the international break to play two qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup

Geny Catamo is the first confirmed absence from Sporting for the next FIFA international break. Chiquinho Conde, the national team coach of Mozambique, announced on Thursday morning, August 21, his list of call-ups, which included the Leonine forward.

Geny Catamo will thus join the Mozambican delegation for the upcoming double commitment for the Mambas. The first challenge for Chiquinho Conde's team will be played on September 5, with a new commitment on the 8th of the same month.

Mozambique's first opponent will be Uganda, and Geny Catamo's team will play this game away from home. Then, on home soil, the Mambas will face Botswana. Both matches are part of the qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Geny Catamo is thus part of Chiquinho Conde's final list, a former player of Clube de Alvalade, who selected 25 Mozambican footballers for the two challenges. In the initial list of pre-call-ups, announced a week and a half earlier, there were 54 athletes.

Rui Borges is thus getting used to the idea that, during the international break, he will have to work with a more reduced squad, considering that Geny Catamo – who may be leaving Sporting – is the first of several Leonine players who are expected to be called up for their respective national teams.

Geny shows skills with the ball:

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