Corluka, Fernandes, Boussoufa and Ndoye To Play For National Teams

Lokomotiv defender Vedran Corluka, midfielders Manuel Fernandes and Mbark Boussoufa, and forward Dame Ndoye will take part in their national teams' preparations for the October fixtures.

Corluka's Croatia team will travel to Bulgaria on October 10th, and then host Azerbaijan on October 13th.

Manu Fernandes's Portugal are going to France for a friendly on October 11th, then to contest Denmark in Copenhagen in a Euro qualifier.

Boussoufa will lead his Morocco team through the games against CAR on October 9th and Keniya on October 13th. Morocco is to host the 2015 African Cup of Nations.

Dame Ndoye's Senegal will challenge Tunisia twice in the ACN. On October 10th, Lions of Teranga will host their opponents in Dakar, and on October 15th they will travel for the return game. The top two teams of each group will make it to the Finals, plus the winner of play-offs involving third placed teams from all groups.

Another Lokomotiv forward Baye Oumar Niasse had been shortlisted for the Senegal team but didn't make it to the final squad.