Eleven Hammers are in international action this weekend
The in-form Cheikhou Kouyate starred in Senegal's 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier win in Namibia, nodding home the opener in the Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, on Saturday.
Southampton's Sadio Mane completed the scoring for the Les Lions, who sit three points clear at the top of Group K with two wins from two.
Diafra Sakho then started as South Africa ran out 1-0 winners in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Match in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Hammers’ goalkeeper Darren Randolph had a watching brief as Republic of Ireland kept their chances of qualifying for Euro 2016 alive by winning 4-0 in Gibraltar on Friday evening.
The Boys in Green had former Hammers loanee Robbie Keane to thank, as the LA Galaxy striker scored twice to secure victory in Faro.
After seven games,with Georgia beating Scotland earlier in the day, Ireland moved up to third place in Group D, two points behind Poland. Randolph was unused again when Ireland defeated Georgia in Dublin three days later.
Randolph's fellow goalkeeper Sam Howes is also confined to the bench on Friday. The highly rated youngster watched England U19 beat Germany 3-2. However, the teenager was in the starting XI as the Young Lions drerw 1-1 with their Croatian counterparts in Zagreb on 7 September.
Stephen Hendrie, meanwhile, was an unused substitute as Scotland got their UEFA U21 Qualifying campaign off to a flyer with a 2-1 victory over Northern Ireland in Lurgan.
Martin Samuelsen’s Norway U18 lost 2-1 to Sweden and then slipped to a 1-0 reverse to Denmark on Saturday.
Defender James Collins was unused substitute in Wales’ 1-0 win over Cyprus. Gareth Bale’s 82nd minute header sealed the victory which leaves Chris Coleman’s men one win away from qualification. Wales missed out on sealing their place when Israel held them to a goalless draw on Sunday evening.
Josh Cullen made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut in a friendly meeting with Qatar U23s in Bury on Friday evening, with the Irish youngsters scoring a 3-1 victory. He then travelled to Andorra for a European U21 Championship qualifier and marked his competitive debut with a goal in a 2-0 win.
U17 midfielder Declan Rice came on as a substitute in Ireland’s 0-0 draw away in Hungary, having started in a 2-0 defeat in the first of two friendly international meetings between the two..
Further afield, Winston Reid’s New Zealand All Whites drew 1-1 Myanmar in a friendly on Monday, with the Hammers defender wearing the captain's armband, while the same day saw Reece Burke make his England U20 debut in a 1-0 defeat by Czech Republic in Shrewsbury.
Southampton's Sadio Mane completed the scoring for the Les Lions, who sit three points clear at the top of Group K with two wins from two.
Diafra Sakho then started as South Africa ran out 1-0 winners in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Match in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Hammers’ goalkeeper Darren Randolph had a watching brief as Republic of Ireland kept their chances of qualifying for Euro 2016 alive by winning 4-0 in Gibraltar on Friday evening.
The Boys in Green had former Hammers loanee Robbie Keane to thank, as the LA Galaxy striker scored twice to secure victory in Faro.
After seven games,with Georgia beating Scotland earlier in the day, Ireland moved up to third place in Group D, two points behind Poland. Randolph was unused again when Ireland defeated Georgia in Dublin three days later.
Randolph's fellow goalkeeper Sam Howes is also confined to the bench on Friday. The highly rated youngster watched England U19 beat Germany 3-2. However, the teenager was in the starting XI as the Young Lions drerw 1-1 with their Croatian counterparts in Zagreb on 7 September.
Stephen Hendrie, meanwhile, was an unused substitute as Scotland got their UEFA U21 Qualifying campaign off to a flyer with a 2-1 victory over Northern Ireland in Lurgan.
Martin Samuelsen’s Norway U18 lost 2-1 to Sweden and then slipped to a 1-0 reverse to Denmark on Saturday.
Defender James Collins was unused substitute in Wales’ 1-0 win over Cyprus. Gareth Bale’s 82nd minute header sealed the victory which leaves Chris Coleman’s men one win away from qualification. Wales missed out on sealing their place when Israel held them to a goalless draw on Sunday evening.
Josh Cullen made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut in a friendly meeting with Qatar U23s in Bury on Friday evening, with the Irish youngsters scoring a 3-1 victory. He then travelled to Andorra for a European U21 Championship qualifier and marked his competitive debut with a goal in a 2-0 win.
U17 midfielder Declan Rice came on as a substitute in Ireland’s 0-0 draw away in Hungary, having started in a 2-0 defeat in the first of two friendly international meetings between the two..
Further afield, Winston Reid’s New Zealand All Whites drew 1-1 Myanmar in a friendly on Monday, with the Hammers defender wearing the captain's armband, while the same day saw Reece Burke make his England U20 debut in a 1-0 defeat by Czech Republic in Shrewsbury.