Martin’s pride in Ntcham’s international call up

Saturday, 19 March 2022, 8:30
1 min read

Olivier Ntcham will play one more Swansea game this afternoon before heading off on international duty where he hopes he will take another step towards a possible World Cup place at the end of this year.

The Swans midfielder will join up with the Cameroon team for their World Cup play off against Algeria which will be played over two legs with a place in Qatar being the reward for the winners of the clashes.

Ntcham is a former France Under-21 international but qualifies as his parents are of Cameroonian descent and he will head off to join up with his new international team mates after the game against Birmingham has finished.

Ntcham signed for the Swans last summer and manager Russell Martin is delighted for the call up for his midfielder as he explained at his press conference on Fridayย “I am really pleased for him,” said the Swans boss.

“He has been in conversation with them for quite a while.ย  When we spoke earlier in the week and he found out he had been called up, we are really proud of him.

“Anyone getting international recognition is fantastic it and this is his first time.ย  He has had a huge impact for us recently off the bench building up his minutes to get him in a good place physically.

“He is such a talented player and is someone who missed pre-season and it becomes a challenge then to play ninety minutes after ninety minutes.ย  He is in a good place mentally and physically.

“He is really excited for the big game internationally and as a big game player hopefully he will get minutes on the pitch.”

 

Images courtesy of Getty Images, Athena Picture Agency and Swansea City Football Club.

Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

League Table

Next Up

Forum Latest

Threads: 18,888

Messages: 264,300

Members: 4,699

Latest member: Scro

Next Up

League Table

Last 6 Results

Latest from Blog

Swans TV: ลฝan Vipotnik on Oxford United | Reaction

. . .ลฝan Vipotnik talks to Swans TV following Swans' Championship clash against Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium. For more information, as well as all the latest Swansea City AFC news, log onto the club's official website at http://www.swanseacity.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SWANSPLAYER Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SwanseaCityFC Follow…

Swans TV: Oxford United v Swansea City | Highlights

. . .watch some of the key moments from the Swans' Championship clash against Oxford at the Kassam Stadium. For more information, as well as all the latest Swansea City AFC news, log onto the club's official website at http://www.swanseacity.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SWANSPLAYER Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SwanseaCityFC Follow…

Swans TV: Oxford United v Swansea City | Extended Highlights

. . .watch all of the key moments from the Swans' Championship clash against Oxford at the Kassam Stadium. For more information, as well as all the latest Swansea City AFC news, log onto the club's official website at http://www.swanseacity.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SWANSPLAYER Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SwanseaCityFC Follow…

Swans TV: Luke Williams on Oxford United | Reaction

. . .Luke Williams talks to Swans TV following his side's Championship clash against Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium. For more information, as well as all the latest Swansea City AFC news, log onto the club's official website at http://www.swanseacity.com Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SWANSPLAYER Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SwanseaCityFC…

Don't Miss

Personal relationship with Martin sealed Wood’s Saints move

Nathan Wood completed his Southampton move yesterday and immediately showed

Swansea City compensation battle with Southampton continues as claims emerge

The Swans battle for what they believe they are entitled