Camargo set to revive international career as Ashley Westwood picks first Hong Kong squad
Forward, who is preparing with Lee Man for key AFC Champions League Two match in Singapore, has pulled out five times from international duty
Everton Camargo has been given the opportunity to reignite his Hong Kong career after being included in Ashley Westwood’s 23-man squad for friendly dates with Liechtenstein and Cambodia this month.
Forward Camargo, who is set to figure in Lee Man’s crucial AFC Champions League Two clash with Tampines Rovers on Wednesday night, has not played for Hong Kong since a home World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan in March.
The 33-year-old has pulled out of five overseas trips since his international debut in September 2023, most recently withdrawing from Hong Kong’s squad for last month’s tri-nations tournament in Fiji.
Englishman Westwood, who was appointed head coach in late August, used that trip as a learning exercise, with assistant Wolfgang Luisser overseeing a 3-0 victory over Solomon Islands and 1-1 draw with the hosts.
The new man has put his stamp on his first official squad. There is no place for Camargo’s Lee Man teammate Wu Chun-ming, who established a regular midfield starting spot under former boss Jorn Andersen.
The mainland China-based defensive trio of Yu Wai-lim, Jacky Leung Nok-hang and Vas Nunez are all excluded. Nunez missed club team Guangxi Pingguo Haliao’s game against Suzhou Dongwu on Saturday.
