Ampadu to captain Wales in Slovakia friendly

International friendly: Slovakia v Wales

Venue: Stadion Antona Malatinskeho, Trnava, Slovakia Date: Sunday, 9 June Kick-off: 19:45 BST

Coverage: Live commentary connected BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sport website & app; travel unrecorded matter commentary connected BBC Sport website.

Highlights: BBC One Wales from 22:30 BST and later connected demand.

Ethan Ampadu will skipper Wales for nan first clip erstwhile they look Slovakia successful a friends successful Trnava connected Sunday.

Regular skipper Aaron Ramsey has not travelled pinch nan squad for nan match, while vice-captain Ben Davies is not afloat fresh having missed nan extremity of Tottenham Hotspur's play done injury.

Leeds United’s Ampadu, who tin play successful midfield aliases defence, has already amassed 51 caps contempt being only 23 years old.

Manager Rob Page said aft naming his squad for this month’s friends matches against Gibraltar and Slovakia that Ampadu was successful statement to lead nan team successful astatine slightest 1 of nan fixtures - and that he could beryllium a imperishable skipper of Wales successful nan future.

Ampadu will beryllium portion of a much acquainted looking line-up against Slovakia aft an experimental and youthful Wales broadside were held to an embarrassing goalless draw by Gibraltar successful Portugal connected Thursday.

Some Wales fans booed Page and chanted for him to beryllium sacked aft that friends fixture, nan first clip Gibraltar - classed 203rd successful nan world and comprised mostly of part-time players - had avoided conclusion since 2022.

As a result, Page will beryllium hoping Wales tin nutrient a much-improved capacity against Slovakia to alleviate nan unit building connected nan manager.

Page had already been criticised aft Wales missed retired connected qualification for Euro 2024 pursuing a run which included a humiliating location conclusion by Armenia.

Wales tin expect a tougher introspection successful Trnava against a Slovakia broadside who will beryllium playing their last lucifer earlier travelling to Germany for their opening fixture of Euro 2024 against Belgium connected Monday, 17 June.