Ebrima Tunkara, 16, and Spain's No. 10 at the U-17 World Cup
The Barça midfielder, just 16, will play for Spain's U-18 side in Qatar from 19 November to 13 December, in a tournament with 48 national teams.
Barcelona attacking midfielder Ebrima Tunkara, who is 16, will play at the FIFA U-17 World Cup with Spain's U-18 squad. His inclusion is down to his precocious talent and a FIFA change in age-category rules. According to Mundo Deportivo, the tournament will bring together 48 national teams in Qatar from 19 November to 13 December.
Spain's coach David Cubillo has given him the No. 10 shirt, reserved for the squad's key player. Tunkara becomes the main reference after Real Madrid striker Enzo Alves was ruled out with a muscle injury. Atlético Madrid's Guillermo Trujillano has replaced him.
Spain open against China on 20 November, and the squad is made up mostly of players born in 2009.
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