In July, Craig Bellamy left his role as acting head coach at Burnley to become Wales manager, agreeing a four-year deal to take the reins following Rob Page’s departure.

Bellamy, 45, scored 19 goals in 78 appearances for Wales.

His 15-year international playing career, which ended in 2013, included three years as Wales captain, from 2007 to 2010, as well as a starring role in the Great Britain team at the 2012 London Olympics.

In a varied club career, the pacey forward enjoyed notable spells which Norwich, Newcastle, Blackburn, Liverpool and Cardiff City, amongst others.

He retired from playing in 2014, after helping Cardiff win promotion to the Premier League, before moving into coaching, initially with the Cardiff academy.

Bellamy went on to become assistant manager to former Manchester City team-mate Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht and then Burnley, and initially remained at Turf Moor in the summer when Kompany was appointed head coach at Bayern Munich.

But after accepting the Wales job his first ever games as a head coach will now come in the Uefa Nations League, starting with Turkey at home on Friday before Montenegro away on Monday, 9 September.