Watford player pulled out of national team – Not recovered from injury as expected

Watford player Ken Sema won’t be out with the Swedish national team in this international break, according to local reports.

Aftonbladet writes that due to a muscle injury, the 30-year-old has been pulled out of the squad, being replaced by Gabriel Gudmundson.

Sema’s place in the national team had already been a doubt for Sweden manager Janne Andersson, as when releasing the squad, the coach said he didn’t know whether the Watford player could make it.

The player had started in the first six games the Hornets played this season, but ended up sidelined with a muscle injury and missed their last six matches.

Since Sweden had called him up at first, it seems there was hope he’d recover in time, so that could at least be a good sign for Watford fans that the process is in its final stages.

Sema has 17 caps for the national team, and had been a starter in their two games in the last international break, having played against Estonia and Austria. He’s missing the matches against Moldavia and Belgium, although the first is a friendly.