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Arsenal youngsters: Raykic advances to the round of eight of the Africa Cup of Nations, with goalkeeper Hein on loan

At last Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations, Requique made his second appearance for Tunisia and became the first Arsenal player to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Arsenal youngsters: Raykic advances to the round of eight of the Africa Cup of Nations, with goalkeeper Hein on loan

Some Arsenal fans may not be aware that the club actually has five players participating in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Elneny, Aubameyang, Pepe and Thomas are all familiar names for fans, but Tunisia's Requique is less famous.

Raykic has yet to make his first-team debut for Arsenal and has never even been in the squad. But similar to Hine (Estonia) and Ballard (Northern Ireland), he has made it into the squad for the senior national team.

Arsenal youngsters: Raykic advances to the round of eight of the Africa Cup of Nations, with goalkeeper Hein on loan

So far, the 20-year-old has developed relatively smoothly in the national team. He made his debut in a 1-0 win over Mali in June, playing 45 minutes before being called up for the Africa Cup of Nations this month.

Although he was not a main player in the first four games, he was given the opportunity to play as a substitute in both games. He played nine minutes in the 4-0 win over Mauritania before coming in stoppage time on Sunday against Nigeria.

Tunisia won 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the weekend, meaning Rejik became the Arsenal player currently the furthest ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Arsenal youngsters: Raykic advances to the round of eight of the Africa Cup of Nations, with goalkeeper Hein on loan

Thomas' Garner failed to qualify from the group, while Aubameyang's Gabon stopped in the round of 16. For health reasons, Oba did not play for the team.

Pepe and Herneny are still in the tournament, but with Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt facing each other, only one of the two will advance to the quarter-finals.

Tunisia will face Burkina Faso next, with Requick on track to become the youngest Arsenal player in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Alex Crook, a few days ago, reported that Arsenal goalkeeper Karl Hein had been targeted on loan for Reading's winter window and is now officially on loan to Reading and will play for the Championship team for the rest of the season.

Arsenal youngsters: Raykic advances to the round of eight of the Africa Cup of Nations, with goalkeeper Hein on loan

So far this season, Hine has represented Arsenal's youth team in the Premier League reserves, making 6 appearances, conceding 8 goals and keeping only 1 clean sheet. He also made 1 appearance at the English Championship and conceded one goal.

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