The 32-year-old has won 78 caps and Page says Ramsey joining long-time teammates Bale, Chris Gunter and Wayne Hennessey as Wales centurions is a motivation for the Nice midfielder to prolong his international career. “I think it could be a motivation for any player, you would want that milestone of getting to 100 caps,” Page said after also naming a 24-man squad and Tottenham defender Ben Davies as vice-captain for this month’s qualifiers. Speed’s successor Chris Coleman gave the armband to Ashley Williams in October 2012 to allow Ramsey to focus on his football. Page said: “Aaron was vice-captain behind Gareth and it’s the natural progression to give him the armband. Page has named four uncapped players in his squad for the trip to World Cup semi-finalists Croatia on March 25 and the home game with Latvia in Cardiff three days later.

Source: The Herald March 14, 2023 23:45 UTC