On Thursday 1 October 2026, the Luxembourg Football Federation (FLF) announced that Sofiane Ikene had been called up to the Red Lions (Rout Léiwen) squad for their upcoming UEFA Nations League matches following an injury sustained by captain Laurent Jans against Iceland.
According to the FLF, the FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt player will join the senior national team before its departure for Tallinn, having featured for Luxembourg U21 in their 1-0 victory over the Faroe Islands on Wednesday 30 September 2026.
Laurent Jans has already been ruled out of the upcoming match against Estonia. Further examinations are expected to determine the nature and severity of his injury.
Luxembourg will face Estonia at the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn on Saturday 3 October at 18:00. The Red Lions will then return to the Stade de Luxembourg to face Bulgaria on Tuesday 6 October in their final match of the current international window.
