Ireland Debut For McAteer As Ndidi's Nigeria Win
The weekend's action on the international stage started with Bobby De-Cordova Reid who was named in the starting line-up for Jamaica, who faced Cuba in a CONCACAF Nations League group stage match.
Lasting the full 90 minutes, the scores ended goalless at Independence Park in Kingston, as the City forward helped to get League A Group 1 started with a point. One game remains for the Reggae Boyz in this break, when they face Honduras at 3am on Wednesday morning.
Another summer signing to feature was Michael Golding, who started for the England Under-19s in their 1-1 draw with Croatia in friendly action. Lasting 78 minutes, the young midfielder was replaced just two minutes after Tyrique George's equaliser. They are next in action on Tuesday afternoon (3:30pm kick-off) when they face Germany.
Over at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Ndidi played his part in Nigeria's 3-0 win over Benin in the Africa Cup of Nations qualification stages, assisting Victor Osimhen in the final 15 minutes in between an Ademola Lookman brace.
Starting Group D with a win and a full 90 minutes of action, the Leicester No.6 has the chance to feature again on Tuesday afternoon (2pm kick-off) when the Super Eagles face Rwanda.
The evening's action was rounded off with a senior international debut for McAteer, who was a second half substitute at Aviva Stadium, as Ireland were beaten 2-0 by England in round one of the UEFA Nations League B Group 2 schedule.
A proud moment for the Academy graduate, the winger will be hoping for more minutes on Tuesday evening when they face Greece, once again in Dublin, with a 7:45pm kick-off.
All times BST.