TARTAN ARMY: Cherries winger Matt Ritchie
CHERRIES winger Matt Ritchie has received a call-up to Scotland's senior squad for their upcoming fixtures against Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.
The 25-year-old wide man has been named in Gordon Strachan’s 26-man squad for the Tartan Army’s challenge match against Northern Ireland on Wednesday, March 25 and Euro 2016 qualifier against Gibraltar on Saturday, March 28.
Both matches will be played at Hampden Park.
According to the Scottish FA’s official website, Ritchie, born in Gosport, qualifies through his father who is from Edinburgh.
Cherries colleague Ryan Fraser forms part of Scotland's under-21 squad for their upcoming friendly against Hungary in Budapest on Thursday, March 26.
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