Mo Barrow has not given any clues away as to whether he will leave Swansea City for a short period next month to play for his country.
Gambia have qualifiers coming up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, with them to face Mauritania twice in the final week of March. After Barrow did not join up with his countrymen for their two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Namibia though, there has been a lot of speculation as to whether he will prioritise his club once more.
He chose to stay in South Wales that time as he was making real progress with Swansea in terms of breaking into the first team. With the same applying now, whether he will make the same choice is unknown after Barrow refused to give much away in a recent interview.
Chances at Swansea have to be taken...
Speaking to the Daily Observer, Barrow talked about the conflict between his club and country schedule in October, and the one upcoming in March. With Gambia's games clashing with Swansea's, the player is left with a real dilemma once more.
He does not appear to have made his mind up yet on whether he will join up with his national teammates either, though his comments suggested Swansea are his priority.
"I honestly cannot answer," the player said when asked when he will return to Gambia's set-up, with the reason for his dilemma being that he is getting "good playing time" and having a good season with Swansea this year.
This is the same reason why he missed the games at the back end of last year, explaining that he was "just getting back in the Swansea City team, doing well and wanted to be focused on [the club's] season."
Players "were [being] given their chances," he continued, with himself included, and so he "couldn't miss" any games for his club as a result as he didn't want to interrupt the progress he was making.
... But Gambia need him
Barrow's absence for his country in October, meanwhile, was a telling one. Gambia drew their first meeting with Namibia before losing the second and, with just one point from two games in their AFCON qualifiers so far, they will hope the 23-year-old chooses them this time.
Speaking about last year's games, Barrow said that he thought his country would win the two games "even without [him]" as he "honestly did not rate Namibia high."
"I thought the team was good enough without me," he said, "but it didn't go that way." Because of the results, he "could understand the frustration of people" in Gambia regarding his decision to stay in Wales, but says that, if he does join up with them next month, it will not be due to the pressure on him after his previous absence - or because of "all the media speculation."
"If I am coming," he explained, "it's only going to be for the fans and no one else." Barrow appreciates the support of the Gambia fans very highly, saying that he knows they will "come all out to support like they did against Cameroon [in a previous AFCON qualifier]," adding that this is what the team "needs" behind them.
"I know that my country needs me," Barrow continued, "the fans and also my teammates also need me." However, he remained coy on his decision, saying he "cannot give a definite response now" and that he is "just currently thinking about it."