Emile Acquah celebrates England call with Maidenhead United brace

Striker on target in the National League on Saturday

Emile Acquah will head off to England C duty having given Paul Fairclough a selection headache after the Maidenhead United striker scored a brace for his side on Saturday.

Acquah – who is vying with Wrexham’s Sam Dalby and Notts County’s Macauley Langstaff for a starting spot – scored both the Magpies goals as Maidenhead beat Maidstone United at York Road.

The striker was announced as part of the 16-man squad at the end of last week having originally made the long list.

💬 “I’ve been working hard. I’m really excited and ready to go (on England C call-up)”

We caught up with Emile Acquah 👇 pic.twitter.com/TcW1JM1dgU
— Maidenhead United (@MUFCYorkRoad) March 18, 2023

England C are due to face Wales at Altrincham on Tuesday night with tickets now available through the Altrincham FC ticket portal here.

England C manager Paul Fairclough. Photo: David Loveday.

Fellow Magpies Sam Barratt and Charlee Adams have all previously earned England C caps as well as the likes of like Sam Clucas, Andre Gray, Barry Hayles, Steve Guppy and Nick Crittenden.

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