Harambee Stars prospect Eliot Matazo appears to have ended speculation surrounding his international career by admitting that he is looking forward to representing the Belgian national senior team.The AS Monaco man was born in Belgium to a Congolese father and Kenyan mother. He has already featured for Belgium’s under-16, under-18, and under-21 teams and is now knocking at the senior team’s door, something he is desperate to achieve.##NAJAVA_MECA_7234442##There were hopes from Kenya in particular that the 21-year-old would choose to represent the country of his mother’s birth at the senior level, but the player appears to have other plans and is solely focused on playing for the country of his birth.In an interview, the bulky defensive midfielder says he has been enjoying turning out for the under-21 team and noted that there are many talented players in that group.”I feel good in that environment. Each time that I go on duty with the U21s, I take on a bit more responsibility, and I feel that from the coach as well. We have a good generation, a good group that gels well, and I love going there. I feel good there, and I’m happy to be there,” he told getfootballnewsfrance.com.🇫🇷Ligue1Angers V AS MonacoThis young ASM team are a dream to watch but I wish they’d trust in them.🇫🇷Chrislain Matsima🇫🇷Yllan Okou🇧🇪Eliot Matazo🇫🇷Eliesse Ben Seghir🇫🇷Maghnes Akliouche🇫🇷Soungoutou Magassa🇫🇷Edan Diop🇫🇷Malamine Efekele🇫🇷Yann LienardPLAY THEM 🥰 pic.twitter.com/IfDj9ChNhX— António Mango (@AntonioMango4) May 7, 2023 He adds that he is looking forward to turning out for the senior team and also disclosed that he is aware that the newly appointed national team coach, Domenico Tedesco, has been keeping close tabs on him.”I think that these things come naturally. If you’re doing well with your club and put in good performances, you’ll get the call. When the moment comes, I will be ready because I know that I will have done the work to get there, with the U21s and also with Monaco. Domenico Tedesco has just arrived, and I know he has an eye on me. I got a provisional call-up, so that shows I’m there or thereabouts. It’s up to me to ensure that I give the best of myself so that he can look at me even more,” he added.He was also full of praise for his former teammate at Monaco, Aurelien Tchouameni, who has since established himself as a key player at Real Madrid.”Seeing a defensive midfielder have such a rapid rise can only be inspiring for me. I’m also inspired by the fact that I played alongside him. It shows anything is possible, but it only happens through hard work. Aurélien is a hard worker, and what happened to him was the outcome of all of that work.”.Olunga on the cusp of history in Qatar
