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Austin Oduor
Belgium coach Marc Wilmot has named injured Liverpool striker Divock Origi in his 24 man squad for EURO 2016.
The squad which is dominated by players plying their trade in the English Premier League will be cut down to 23 before he names his final travelling squad.
In the squad, the coach has named Eden Hazard as the captain replacing injured Vincent Kompany who will miss. Also missing is Everton’s Kevin Mirallas and his Tottenham counterpart Nacer Chadli.
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet, Jean-François Gillet .
Defenders: Toby Alderweireld, Dedryck Boyata , Jason Denayer, Björn Engels, Nicolas
Lombaerts, Jordan Lukaku, Thomas Meunier, Thomas Vermaelen , Jan Vertonghen.
Midfielders: Mousa Dembele, Marouane Fellaini, Radja Nainggolan, Axel Witsel, Eden
Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, Yannick Carrasco, Dries Mertens.
Forwards: Michy Batshuayi, Christian Benteke, Divock Origi, Romelu Lukaku .
Standby list: Nacer Chadli, Laurent Ciman, Laurens De Bock, Guillaume Gillet, Thorgan
Hazard, Kevin Mirallas, Matz Sels
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