How Hearts and Hibs players fared on international duty as one man has special night
A first senior cap for one Edinburgh-based player
A number of Hearts and Hibs players have been on international duty over the past couple of nights.
Hearts forward Rogers Mato earned his 43rd cap for Uganda from the start in the 1-0 win over Libya in an African Cup of Nations qualifier in Hoima last night.
The 22-year-old played 87 minutes, and picked up a booking, as he helped Uganda go top of their qualifying group with four points after two matches played.
It was a special night for recent Hearts signing Aron Benjaminsen who made his debut for the Faroe Islands in the 1-1 draw in Moldova in the Nations League.
The 18-year-old winger, who joined the Tynecastle club on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Víkingur Gota on September 2, was promoted to the senior squad after notching a brace for the U21s against Estonia at the weekend.
Benjaminsen was introduced in the 85th minute to earn his first cap as the Faroes made it two points from their opening two matches in Group C3.
Hibs midfielder Miguel Chaiwa started for Zambia in their 2-0 win over Togo. The 22-year-old was replaced in the 56th minute as he picked up his 12th cap for the Chipolopolo.
On Monday night, Hearts defender MJ Kamson-Kamara made a late substitute appearance for Sierra Leone in their 1-0 defeat by Equatorial Guinea in an African Cup of Nations qualifier played in Cameroon.
Kamson-Kamara, who is on loan at Kilmarnock, came off the bench in the 82nd minute while Hibs midfielder Azeem Abdulai remained an unused substitute. Both players had made their senior debuts for Sierra Leone four days earlier, coming off the bench during a dramatic 3-2 defeat against Zimbabwe.