13 Genkies have already received a phone call from their national team coaches in recent days. Ally Samatta has seen his good performances for Genk rewarded with a pre-selection for Tanzania, while Jospeh Paintsil has been called up for Ghana. After making his debut in the World Cup last year, our youngster Bilal El Khannouss will once again show his skills with Morocco. Our South American defenders can also prepare for international duty. Daniel Muñoz and Carlos Cuesta are in the pre-selection group of Colombia, while Angelo Preciado and Gerardo Arteaga are in the pre-selections for Ecuador and Mexico respectively, and Mark McKenzie also received a call from the US. Patrik Hrošovský will join Slovakia in their midfield, while our Number 1, Maarten Vandevoordt, will again take part with the Belgian U-21.

Here, almost the entire first-choice eleven of Wouter Vrancken is in the (pre-)selection for their respective national teams. Only our captain, Bryan Heynen, and assist king Mike Trésor are waiting at the moment. Later this month, the Red Devils will meet Sweden and Germany in European Championship qualifiers. The new Belgian national coach will announce his first squad on Friday afternoon. Whether the two Genk players, who have been absolute stars in the Jupiler Pro League will be rewarded with their first selection for the national team will be known later this week.