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FOOTBALL - Coventry City duo Haji Wright and Jay Dasilva called up for international duty

COVENTRY City pair Haji Wright and Jay Dasilva will represent their national teams during the upcoming international break.

Wright has earned a place in Mauricio Pochettino’s USA squad while Dasilva joins up with Craig Bellamy’s Wales side.

USA international Wright leads the Championship goalscoring charts after scoring seven goals in eight matches this season.

He netted a brace in Coventry’s dominant 4-0 win against Millwall in midweek.

Coventry have also reportedly entered into talks with Wright regarding extending his contract with the club.

USA will play Ecuador (October 11) and Australia (October 15) in friendly matches.




Full-back Dasilva will hope to add to his tally of three senior international caps with Wales.

The 27-year-old has enjoyed an impressive start to the season with the Sky Blues and provided an assist during the last international break.


Wales play England in a friendly at Wembley (October 9) before hosting Belgium (October 13) in a World Cup qualifier.

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