From Soldier Field to Windsor Park - the nine Rangers players on international duty in June

After a gruelling 65-match season, the majority of Rangers players are currently enjoying a well-earned summer break.

For nine of Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s first team squad, however, there is no respite in June with many of them facing up to another four games with their respective national teams.

With Ryan Jack’s withdrawal from Scotland duty because of a calf injury, there are no Ibrox representatives in Steve Clarke’s squad for their World Cup play-off and Nations League fixtures.

But there are plenty of key men for Rangers supporters to keep an eye on over the next couple of weeks across both Europe and Africa.

Just seven days after helping Rangers beat Hearts in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden, Bassey and Aribo were back in action on Saturday night when they both played the full 90 minutes of Nigeria’s 2-1 friendly defeat at the hands of Mexico in Arlington, Texas.

Bassey further enhanced his burgeoning reputation as he won his third cap for the Super Eagles in what was a first game in charge for their new Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro.

The 22-year-old, playing at left wing-back, produced a now trademark run and superb cross to set up Nigeria’s goal for Cyriel Dessers.

Aribo also earned praise from the Nigerian media for his display in the number 10 role.

Nigeria have another friendly against Ecuador at Soldier Field in Chicago on Thursday before starting their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with games against Sierra Leone in Abuja on June 9 and away to Mauritius on June 13.

Despite limping off in the latter stages of the Europa League final in Seville and then missing the Scottish Cup final, Barisic has been named in the Croatian squad for their four UEFA Nations League qualifiers.

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