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18.10.2022Youth

Six youth players on international duty

A total of six players from the Bayer 04 youth teams have been called up to their national teams. Here are the details.
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Anton Bäuerle from the Leverkusen U19 side has joined a Germany U19 training camp. The Werkself left-back joined up with the squad under head coach Christian Wörns at the Sportschule Wedau on Sunday.

Quartet with  germany u16s

Four players from the Black and Red youth set-up have been called up to the Germany U16s. Naba Mensah, Francis Onyeka and Ferdinand Pohl from the Leverkusen U17 squad Nils Gernhardt from the U16 team are involved in two games. The team led by head coach Michael Prus play Poland on Saturday 22 October and two days later in Brzeg near Wroclaw.

U17 goalkeeper Jesper Schlich is on standby fir Germany U16s.

Alajbegovic heads home

Kerim Alajbegovic from the Bayer 04 U17 squad is heading home to Bosnia-Herzegovina. The winger is set to play in three games for his U17 national team. They face Liechtenstein on Monday 24 October and Azerbaijan three days later. That is followed by a game against Ukraine three days after that.

Bayer 04 youth players on the road:

Anton Bäuerle (Germany U18):
16-20.10.: Training camp, Sportschule Wedau

Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina U17):
24.10., 13.30 CEST: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Liechtenstein, Zenica
27.10., 13.30 CEST: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Azerbaijan, Kakanj
30.10., 13.30 CEST: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ukraine, Zenica

Naba Mensah, Francis Onyeka, Ferdinand Pohl, Nils Gernhardt (alle U16 Deutschland):
22.10., 14.00 CEST: Poland vs Germany, Brzeg
24.10., 18.00 CEST: Poland vs Germany, Brzeg

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