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Geny Catamo has been 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 for Sporting for the upcoming FIFA international break. Chiquinho Conde, the national coach of Mozambique, announced his squad list on the morning of Thursday, August 21, which included the Lions’ forward.

Geny Catamo will thus join the Mozambique squad for the upcoming double-header for the Mambas. The first challenge for Chiquinho Conde’s team will be played on September 5, with another fixture scheduled for the 8th of the same month.

Mozambique’s first opponent will be Uganda, with Geny Catamo’s team playing that match away from home. Afterwards, back on home soil, the Mambas will face Botswana. Both matches are qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

Geny Catamo is thus part of Chiquinho Conde’s final list, the former Alvalade club player, who selected 25 Mozambican footballers for the two matches. The initial preliminary squad, announced a week and a half earlier, included 54 players.

Rui Borges is thus starting to get used to the idea of having to work with a smaller squad during the international break, considering that Geny Catamo – who may be leaving Sporting – is the first of several Sporting players expected to be called up to their respective national teams.

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