Vakoun Bayo is one of ten senior Watford players who have been called up by their national side for the final international break of 2024.

We reported at the weekend how the Hornets striker, fresh from scoring five goals in his last three Hornets outings, had been selected by the Ivory Coast for the first time in six years.

The 27-year-old is now in contention to feature in his nation’s final two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, away to Zambia on Friday and at home to Chad next Tuesday.

Ivory Coast are currently top of Group G and have a five-point lead over third-placed Sierra Leone as the holders look to wrap up qualification for the tournament in Morocco in December next year.

DR Congo have already secured their place at the finals and Edo Kayembe’s national side will complete their qualification with a trip to Guinea on Saturday before a home date with Ethiopia on Tuesday.

Mamadou Doumbia’s Mali are also in good shape to qualify from their group and they travel to Mozambique on Friday and take on Eswatini at home on Tuesday.

Closer to home, the group phase of the Nation’s League is coming to a close and four Hornets will be hoping to be involved with their European sides.

Ryan Porteous and Scotland host Croatia on Friday and make the trip to Poland on Monday, while Giorgi Chakvetadze’s Georgia are at home to Ukraine on Saturday and then visit Czech Republic on Monday.

Festy Ebosele could line-up against England at Wembley on Sunday but before then the Republic of Ireland travel to Finland on Thursday.

Ken Sema is again part of the Sweden squad and they host Slovakia on Tuesday before making the trip to Azerbaijan on Tuesday.

Francisco Sierralta has returned to South America as Chile prepare for World Cup qualifiers in Peru on Friday and at home to Venezuela on Tuesday.

Rocco Vata and Ryan Andrews are again part of the Ireland Under-21 and England Under-20 squads respectively.

Vata is in line to feature in two friendlies against Sweden taking place in Spain on Thursday and Sunday, while his club-mate will be hoping to feature against Germany on Friday and Poland next Tuesday.