Wrexham’s International Watch: Vyner Eyes Kenya Debut As Moore Withdraws

Wrexham initially had five first-team players selected for November’s internationals. Kieffer Moore’s injury withdrawal has reduced that number to four, leaving Danny Ward, Jack Vyner, Issa Kaboré and Jacques Ekomié representing the club across Europe and Africa.

With Championship football returning on November 21, the club will also be watching minutes played, recovery and the condition in which each player returns.

Jack Vyner could make his senior international debut when Kenya face South Africa in successive Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Kenya travel to Johannesburg on November 13 before hosting the return fixture on November 17. For the Wrexham defender, the selection offers the chance to turn a national-team call-up into a first appearance.

Issa Kaboré joins Burkina Faso for two meetings with Mauritania, beginning at home on November 13 before the return in Nouakchott four days later.

He enters the window with 56 caps. Burkina Faso are joint-top of their qualifying group, making the fixtures more than a chance for further international appearances.

Jacques Ekomié, meanwhile, has been selected by Gabon for home and away matches against Lesotho on the same dates. The first takes place in Franceville, where he could earn his 25th cap, before Gabon travel for the second encounter.

Both wing-backs therefore face two competitive fixtures before returning to club football.

Danny Ward is Wrexham’s remaining representative in Craig Bellamy’s Wales squad following Moore’s withdrawal.

Wales travel to Oslo to face Norway on November 14, then welcome Portugal to Cardiff on November 17. They enter the final two group matches in third place, with their eventual position still unresolved.

A top-two finish would secure a Nations League quarter-final place; third would mean a relegation play-off. Ward’s selection puts him in the squad for a window carrying substantial consequences, although a call-up does not guarantee playing time.

Moore’s absence is the immediate concern for Wrexham. The striker has been replaced by uncapped MK Dons forward Aaron Collins, but the nature of his injury and a recovery timetable have not been disclosed. His withdrawal does not, by itself, establish that he will miss Wrexham’s next game.

Jamaica and Scotland did not select Bailey Cadamarteri and Dominic Hyam, respectively, leaving them outside this month’s senior international programme.

For those travelling, the schedule offers little time between national and club commitments. Each of Wrexham’s four remaining internationals has a fixture scheduled for November 17, four days before the trip to Lincoln City.

That match is followed by an away trip to Bristol City on November 24 and a home game against Portsmouth on November 28.