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Celina and Dobra Called Up - Ipswich Town News

Blues forward Bersant Celina has been named in the Kosovo squad for their World Cup qualifiers next week, while Armando Dobra, who is on loan at Colchester United, has been selected for Albania’s U21s.

The Kosovans face Sweden away in Stockholm on Saturday 9th October before hosting Georgia in Pristina on the following Tuesday.

Celina, 25, who has previously won 29 full caps, scoring two international goals, will miss the Papa John’s Trophy game at Gillingham next Tuesday and the League One home fixture against Shrewsbury a week tomorrow.

The on-loan Dijon man is the only senior Town player to be handed an international call after Sam Morsy was left out of the final Egypt squad and Macauley Bonne was omitted by Zimbabwe.

League One clubs can postpone matches if they have three or more players called into national squads.

Dobra and his Albanian U21s team-mates face home European Championships qualifiers in Elbasan against Andorra on Thursday 7th October and Slovenia four days later. The 20-year-old will be hoping to add to his four U21s caps.

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