Ebrima Tunkara called up by Spain for the U17 World Cup
He joins six Barça teammates in Las Rozas. The tournament starts on 19 November and Barça won't have them back until at least 26 November.
Ebrima Tunkara (16) was back in the first-team squad: Hansi Flick had named him a week earlier against Alavés and kept him for the match at the Metropolitano on 8 November, where he sat on the bench. According to Mundo Deportivo, the academy player used the trip to Madrid to avoid another round trip to Barcelona.
Now comes the U17 World Cup. From this Monday and through next week he will be in Las Rozas with six more Barça players:
- Raúl Expósito
- Sergi Mayans
- Baba Kourouma
- Jordi Pesquer
- Roberto Tomás
- Ïu Martínez
Ebrima was named best player at last summer's European U17 Championship, with one goal and four assists, although Spain lost the semi-finals to Italy on penalties. The tournament kicks off on 19 November, and Barça will not have them at least until 26 November, when Spain close the group stage. Their group is China, Fiji and Morocco.
Barcelona
VillarrealSunday 22 November · 08:00Kick-off, where to watch and line-ups →How Barcelona are doing
Latest results
Barcelona: we’ll remind you before every match
An hour before every match we email you the kick-off time and where to watch, and the final score at full time. Free.
Make your predictions for LaLiga, the Champions League and more, and compete with your friends on TuFutbolero.
Sign up