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Yusuf Kabadayi selected for Germany U20 squad

Yusuf Kabadayi will be away on German national team duty during the first international break of the season after the wide player was selected for Germany U20s’ upcoming international friendlies by Hannes Wolf.

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Sep 4, 2023

Ibrahima Cissé named in Team of the Tournament at the U23 AFCON

Five impressive performances at the U23 Africa Cup of Nations have seen Ibrahima Cissé named in the Team of the Tournament. The centre-back and Mali finished in third place in Morocco, enough to earn them a spot at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

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Jul 10, 2023

Ibrahima Cissé qualifies for 2024 Olympics after bronze medal at U23 AFCON

Ibrahime Cissé and Mali celebrated a third-place finish at the U23 AFCON on Friday (7/7). The S04 centre-back featured for the full match as Mali won 4-3 on penalties (0-0 a.e.t.) and successfully qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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Jul 8, 2023

Ibrahima Cissé misses out on U23 AFCON final

Ibrahima Cissé and the Malia national team narrowly missed out on a place in the final of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations. The team including the FC Schalke 04 centre-back lost 4-3 on penalties to tournament hosts Morocco in the semi-final on Tuesday 4th July. The score was 1-1 after regular time and ended 2-2 after extra time.

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Jul 5, 2023

Ibrahima Cissé and Mali reach the semi-finals of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations

Schalke’s number 22 qualified for the semi-finals of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations with Mali on Saturday (1/7). The defender’s side won 2-0 in their final group game against Niger. Their goals were scored by Mamadou Sangaré (49’) and Cheickna Doumbia (90’).

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Jul 2, 2023

Matriciani and Krauß knocked out with Germany U21s after 2-0 defeat to England

Germany U21s lost their third group game at the European Championship on Wednesday (28/6). England ran out 2-0 winners in Batumi in Georgia. This means that Germany, who had Henning Matriciani and Tom Krauß in their side, finished bottom of Group C and are out of the tournament.

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Jun 28, 2023

Ibrahima Cissé and Mali off to a winning start at the U23 Africa Cup of Nations

Mali, with Schalke defender Ibrahima Cissé in their ranks, enjoyed a successful start to their U23 Africa Cup of Nations campaign. They beat Gabon 3-1 in their first group game on Sunday (25/6).

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Jun 26, 2023

Matriciani and Krauß lose to Czech Republic with Germany U21

Germany were defeated 2-1 by Czech Republic in the second group-stage game of the U21 European Championship, with Henning Matriciani setting up Germany’s only goal.

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Jun 25, 2023

Henning Matriciani and Tom Krauß draw first game of U21 EUROs

Germany U21 kicked off their European Championship campaign with a 1-1 draw against Israel on Thursday (22/06) despite a number of good chances.

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Jun 22, 2023

Euro qualifiers: Uronen wins comfortably with Finland, Karaman yet to feature

Following the end of the 2022/23 season, Jere Uronen, who is still with Schalke until 30th June, and Kenan Karaman went away with their respective national teams. The pair had reason to celebrate on Monday evening as both Finland and Turkey secured wins in the European Championship qualifiers.

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Jun 20, 2023

Five former Schalke players to return to the VELTINS-Arena with Germany

Malick Thiaw will be back in Gelsenkirchen on Tuesday (20/6) with the German national team for their friendly against Colombia. Kick off at the VELTINS-Arena is at 20:45 CEST. As well as the 21-year-old defender, who joined AC Milan last summer, three former Schalke players in Leon Goretzka, Thilo Kehrer and Leroy Sané are also in Germany’s squad, while Ilkay Gündogan also spent time with the club’s academy.

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Jun 19, 2023

90 minutes for Henning Matriciani in U21 EURO dress rehearsal

The Germany U21s played out a successful dress rehearsal on Friday (16/06), as they prepare to kick off their European Championship campaign next week. The DFB-Junioren won 3-1 against Switzerland U21s in a 120-minute friendly behind closed doors in Imst, Austria. Henning Matriciani got 90 minutes under his belt, while Tom Krauß featured for an hour.

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Jun 17, 2023