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Bolton forward on first international call up, past selection refusals and League One aim

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Bolton Wanderers forward Amadou Bakayoko has been rewarded with his recent form in front of goal with a call-up for Sierra Leone and has explained why he feels now is the right time to head on to the international stage.

The Wanderers attacker has plundered 10 goals so far this season and is the club's second top scorer behind Dapo Afolayan. He scored five goals in February which prompted him being nominated for the League One player of the month and winning the PFA fans' player of the month award. READ MORE: Predict rest of Bolton Wanderers' season as slim play-off hopes with Portmouth & Ipswich Town After the weekend's clash against Crewe Alexandra, Bakayoko will link up with the Sierra Leone squad in Turkey for three friendlies against Toho, Liberia and Congo.

Bakayoko was born in Sierra Leone but most of his family is from nearby Guinea and he has had to have discussions with them in the past before making a decision.

The former Walsall and Coventry City man has previously turned down call-ups in the past when he was younger as he did not feel the time was right due to not playing regularly at club level.

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