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Former Tottenham defender Steven Caulker receives shock call-up to Sierra Leone squad for first time despite already having one international cap for England

Former Tottenham defender Steven Caulker has received a surprise call-up to Sierre Leone's squad for this month's international fixtures.

The 29-year-old has been called up for the African nation's friendlies against South Sudan, The Gambia and Morocco.

It comes despite Caulker receiving one cap for England in a 4-2 loss to Sweden in 2012 in a friendly match where he managed to get on the scoresheet.

Steven Caulker has been called up to the Sierra Leone squad despite getting one England cap

The match is remembered for Zlatan Ibrahimovic netting four goals including a long range overhead kick.

Caulker also represented TeamGB at the London Olympics in 2012 where they crashed out with a penalty shootout defeat to South Korea in the quarter finals.