{"id":7472,"date":"2026-06-07T07:57:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T07:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeeworld.name.ng\/?p=7472"},"modified":"2026-06-07T07:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T07:57:53","slug":"internationals-rio-ngumoha-and-keyrol-figueroa-make-senior-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeeworld.name.ng\/?p=7472","title":{"rendered":"Internationals: Rio Ngumoha and Keyrol Figueroa make senior debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"css-1txwn9j\">\n<div class=\"css-a5ng1y\">\n<div class=\"css-1xyioez\">\n<p><span class=\"css-59pa5b\">\u200c<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-11in4sr\">\n<div style=\"display:block;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0\"><img alt=\"Internationals: Rio Ngumoha and Keyrol Figueroa make senior debuts\" title=\"Internationals: Rio Ngumoha and Keyrol Figueroa make senior debuts\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"100vw\" 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style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1q862e8\">\n<div class=\"css-d311n\">\n<div class=\"css-qn9caw\"><span class=\"css-1n6rhip\">Published<!-- --> <time datetime=\"2026-06-07\"><span class=\"css-18l3nyz\">19 minutes ago<\/span><\/time> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Chris Shaw<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-hg7nzy\">Rio Ngumoha and Keyrol Figueroa made their senior international debuts on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-gtn94w\">\n<div class=\"css-1l9nrdv\">\n<div class=\"css-ys7460\">\n<p><strong>Jealousy <\/strong>became England\u2019s 1,300th capped player as he was introduced for the second half of a 1-0 friendly win against New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 17 years and 281 days, Ngumoha was the fifth-youngest player in history to appear for the Three Lions.<\/p>\n<p>And the Liverpool forward\u2019s display earned him the Player of the Match award, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1l9nrdv\">\n<div class=\"css-ys7460\">\n<p><strong>Figueroa <\/strong>was also sent on from the bench after half-time for Honduras as they lost 2-0 to Argentina, for whom <strong>Alexis Mac Allister<\/strong> took to the pitch on 63 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <strong>Alisson Becker<\/strong> completed the opening 45 minutes of Brazil\u2019s 2-1 victory against Egypt in a World Cup warm-up.<\/p>\n<p>There was a Liverpool FC reunion for Alisson and teammate <strong>Fabinho<\/strong> with <strong>Mohamed Salah<\/strong> in opposition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1l9nrdv\">\n<div class=\"css-ys7460\">\n<p><strong>Florian Wirtz<\/strong> was involved for 80 minutes for Germany as they saw off the USA 2-1, and <strong>Lewis Koumas<\/strong> featured for the final half-hour of Wales\u2019 2-1 defeat versus Romania.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-1n6rhip\">Published<!-- --> <time datetime=\"2026-06-07\"><span class=\"css-18l3nyz\">19 minutes ago<\/span><\/time> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200c Published 19 minutes ago By Chris Shaw Rio Ngumoha and Keyrol Figueroa made 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