Yoane Wissa bounces back as fresh Newcastle United concern emerges during international break
Newcastle United internationals: Yoane Wissa and Bazoumana Toure were in international action as Lewis Hall sat out England training.
Yoane Wissa bounced back from his penalty miss for Newcastle United against Hull City by scoring yet another goal for DR Congo in a 2-0 AFCON qualifier win against Equatorial Guinea.
It was the 30-year-old’s seventh goal in his last 11 appearances for DR Congo, which included a historic three goals at the 2026 World Cup.
Wissa also started the season well at club level with an assist against Liverpool followed by a goal against Tottenham Hotspur. After various fitness issues saw him struggle to tie down a starting spot last season, he has been a consistent starter in the side under Matthias Jaissle.
DR Congo face Zimbabwe and Uganda twice in their three remaining games during the international break.
Elsewhere in AFCON qualifiers, Bazoumana Toure was in action for Ivory Coast but was limited to a late substitute cameo in a 2-0 win over Ghana. Toure has scored twice already for Newcastle since his £43million move from Hoffenheim in the summer but has seen his game time limited.
Lewis Hall concern
There were concerns on Wednesday after Lewis Hall did not train with the England squad due to a minor knock. Hall remains with the England camp in preparation for Saturday’s Nations League match against Spain.
Thomas Tuchel’s side then face Czechia, Croatia and Czechia again during the international break.
Hall’s issue comes after Tino Livramento already withdrew from the squad due to an injury setback that came about after training at Newcastle last week.
The Magpies are currently down to the bare bones in the full-back positions with Amar Dedic also ruled out of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Nations League matches due to a hamstring injury.
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Newcastle United internationals
Newcastle’s other senior internationals include Matias Fernandez-Pardo, who is away with Belgium for the Nations League matches against Italy, France, Turkey and France again.
Goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek could come up against Hall and England as part of his international duty with Czechia, who face Croatia, Spain and England twice during the break. Hornicek has made a strong start to life at Newcastle following his arrival from Braga but has been capped just once by his country.
Malick Thiaw and Nick Woltemade are away with Germany in the squad that will face Serbia and Odysseas Vlachodimos’ Greece during the break.
Recent signing Ousmane Diabate, who is currently on loan at Gençlerbirliği, is away with the Guinea national team for the AFCON qualifiers against South Africa and Kenya.
First-team players, Lewis Miley, Sean Steur, Aladji Bamba and Ewen Jaouen are also away on international duty representing their countries at youth level. Miley is with England Under-21s, Bamba and Jaouen are with France Under-21s and Steur is with the Netherlands Under-21s.
Jaouen’s link-up with the France Under-21s side comes after he sat out Newcastle’s matches against Bournemouth, Millwall, Leeds United and Hull City due to an ankle issue. But he has since returned to training and fitness as he looks to return to United’s matchday squad after the international break for the trip to Coventry City on October 12.