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Every Leicester City player on international duty during September break

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The first international break of the season is here and several Leicester City players will be in action over the next week.

After a turbulent start to their Premier League return, attention turns to the international break for several Leicester City stars.

Steve Cooper will have 12 first-team members as well as two youth prospects away over the international break as they take part in the Nations League and World Cup qualifying campaigns.

We take a look at those who have been called up and where you can find them playing over the next week.

Republic of Ireland Training Session and Press Conference
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Which Leicester City players will be playing during the international break?

Two of the most notable inclusions over the international break are maiden call-ups for Kasey McAteer and Caleb Okoli.

McAteer was selected by the Republic of Ireland after choosing them over Northern Ireland and England. He could make his debut this weekend against the Three Lions in the Nations League.

Okoli meanwhile has been called up to Italy’s senior squad for the first time. He has previously featured for the Azzurri at Under-21 level.

Wout Faes (Belgium), Mads Hermansen, Jannik Vestergaard, Victor Kristiansen (all Denmark), and Danny Ward (Wales) will also represent their countries in Nations League fixtures.

Over in Africa, Abdul Fatawu and Jordan Ayew (Ghana) will begin their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.

Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria) and summer signing Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) will also be in AFCON qualifying action.

Bobby De-Cordova Reid begins life under new Jamaica head coach Steve McClaren in the CONCACAF qualifiers.

As for the younger generation, Will Alves will feature for England’s U20s and, Michael Golding for England’s U19s.

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Every game a Leicester City player could feature in during the international break

There are plenty of fixtures involving Leicester players throughout the international break.

Kasey McAteer

Wout Faes

Mads Hermansen, Jannik Vestergaard, Victor Kristiansen

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Caleb Okoli

Danny Ward

Abdul Fatawu & Jordan Ayew

Wilfred Ndidi

Bilal El Khannouss

Bobby De-Cordova Reid

Will Alves

Michael Golding