Glasgow, Scotland – Na so e be o! Scotland don prepare for their big World Cup qualifying match against Belarus on Sunday, October 12, 2025, but wetin we dey hear? Aaron Hickey, the Brentford full-back, go miss am due to injury. Chai! Na wah!
Instead, coach Steve Clarke don call up two fresh legs – Josh Mulligan and Connor Barron. This na the first time 22-year-old Mulligan dey enter national squad, after e shine for Hibernian after switching from Dundee this summer. Barron, who be 23, don already get one cap, na for friendly with Liechtenstein back in June. Hope say dem no go turn to ‘wetin’ for ground, e be like say na serious business be this!
Kai! E go make sense if we fit use this opportunity take show Belarus pepper. Last Thursday, Scotland dem sabi use their head take beat Greece 3-1 for Hampden Park. But two of their main midfielders, Lewis Ferguson and Ryan Christie, don dey suspended after dem collect yellow cards. Wetin dem no fit do? E be like say dem don put ‘suspend’ sticker for their backs!
Matter wey concern Hickey no be small. Di guy limp off after 58 minutes against Greece, and di Scottish FA don talk say he go miss this match due to ‘knock’. Clarke don talk say he dey hope say di injury no go turn to wahala, since Hickey don already fight through serious issues for his hamstring before. Na lie if dem no say football na game of luck too!
Scotland dey currently in second place for di group, and dem gats continue dem good form to meet dem target of World Cup finals. Next month, dem go travel go Greece again before dem face the group leaders, Denmark. Dis match against Belarus na big chance to show say dem no dey play when e come to serious matters!
So, gather for BBC Scotland, BBC Two, di iPlayer wey fit give you live updates and all the gist as e dey go down. Abeg, make hin no pass you by! Make dem sing ‘Flower of Scotland’ well-well after dem collect three points from Belarus!
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