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Teenager Ronan Kpakio earns Wales call-up for June World Cup qualifiers

Craig Bellamy has added teenage right-back Ronan Kpakio to a squad strengthened by returning internationals

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Overview

  • Ronan Kpakio, who turned 18 last week and made his full Championship debut on the final day of the season, has been named in Wales’s 27-man squad for the qualifiers.
  • Midfielders Ethan Ampadu and Harry Wilson have been recalled after missing Wales’s opening qualifying matches in March through injury.
  • Captain Aaron Ramsey remains sidelined following hamstring surgery in March and is unavailable for the June fixtures.
  • Wales sit second in Group J after a 3-1 victory over Kazakhstan and a 1-1 draw in North Macedonia earlier this month.
  • The Dragons will host Liechtenstein on June 6 before travelling to Brussels to face Belgium on June 9.