John Yeboah Zamora’s sudden call for this dual programming of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers has, from my point of view, several plausible explanations. First, if the player is at the level we expect, and which we assume coach Félix Sánchez Bas must be aware of, he will be invited to make his debut for the national team, which would remove any obstacle to him being considered a Tricolor footballer in the future. I understand that this could be one of the reasons for your call.

Another reason why Yeboah Zamora was taken into account is that he obviously moves through the left sector of the attack and at the moment the national team does not have someone who can relieve the football on that side. These are the positive aspects that I point out regarding the presence of the Ecuadorian winger of German origin.

But there are also negative factors about joining the national team that is preparing for visits to La Paz and Quito. For example, Yeboah Zamora is a footballer completely out of touch with the regime of the national team, he has no background in it. And something else is noticeable: he has no culture or experience of what it means to play at height. That must have entailed a long moment of analysis, as Yeboah Zamora’s height will surely affect him during the visit to Bolivia and against Colombia in the capital, whether he plays part-time or just a few minutes. Yeboah Zamora is a long way from playing football in high altitude cities.

If a striker who plays football in Poland is called to guarantee that he is a member of the national team from now on, it will be a protocol fulfilled. If the reason for his call is the second, the lack of offensive elements in the left sector, I think that Yeboah Zamora will be of very little use – we do not know the level of this young man, although we understand that Sánchez Bas must be aware of his abilities.faculties-. He is not used to the performances required by a World Cup qualifier, nor to the high competition of the Conmebol World Cup. He has no idea what it means to play for Ecuador, and you have to be dressed in special material to wear the national team jersey.

There is a systematic tendency of convening which brings some novelties. We expected it to be a surprise, but the surprise will be knowing what level John Yeboah Zamora is at. Sánchez Bas will only understand this at the Tricolor training sessions, because I don’t think he had more information than that provided by third parties. But to be in the senior team you have to have caste, performance and football, which are things Kendry Páez showed on his debut against Uruguay. The Independiente del Valle midfielder confirmed in that match that he has technical conditions. We don’t know about this young Yeboah Zamora at all.

As for the other calls made by Sánchez Bas, I agree with the possibilities for Jordy Caicedo, Júnior Sornoza – who can give another football characteristic to Ecuador – as well as the appointment of Beder Caicedo, who in the absence of Pervis Estupiñán could serve in La Paz a Quito because he is used to the altitude.

However, the call-up of Luis Segovia and the marginalization of Dixon Arroyo draw my attention. What happened in Segovia is inexplicable. He is a substitute at RWD Molenbeek from Belgium, where he is after an unsuccessful spell at Botafogo in Brazil. He mentions Segovia, but Sánchez Bas doesn’t call Dixon Arroyo or Jhegson Méndez. He is the first starter for Inter Miami, MLS; and the second proved himself again as a good level player in the national team. Yes, some names in this invitation surprise us. (OR)