Geny Catamo heads into Mozambique duty with 2 goals and 4 assists in the Primeira Liga this season, plus 1 goal in the Champions League. Sporting CP have also used him in 10 league matches and 3 Champions League games, which explains why he remains in Chiquinho Conde's plans for the Ethiopia doubleheader. Mozac have named him in the 26-man squad with qualification for CAN 2027 in mind.
Catamo's club output this season
The league numbers are the strongest part of the case. Catamo has 2 goals and 4 assists in 10 Primeira Liga appearances, with a 6.95 average rating. In Europe, he has 1 goal in 3 Champions League appearances and a 6.79 average rating, so the output has not been limited to domestic games.
His most recent Sporting appearance came on 30 October, when he played 28 minutes in the 2-0 win at Casa Pia, scored and posted a 7.83 rating. Sporting sit 3rd in the Primeira Liga and 12th in the Champions League league phase, so this call-up comes with club form from a team that is still competitive on both fronts.
Mozambique's Ethiopia doubleheader
A Bola reported that Catamo is among the 26 players called up for the doubleheader against Ethiopia, with a view to qualifying for the CAN. The same report described him as one of Chiquinho Conde's indispensables.
The timing is good for Mozambique as well. Their first match against Ethiopia is scheduled for 13 November at 15:00 at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto in Maputo, and the squad is for the 3rd and 4th rounds of Group J in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification phase. Mozambique drew 1-1 with Senegal and beat Sudan 4-1 in their previous qualifying matches, so the next two games carry real weight.
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