Teenager Conor Bradley, from the Castlederg area of Tyrone and who is on the books of Liverpool, is in line for his senior competitive debut for Northern Ireland in their World Cup qualifier. As recently as 2017, Keiren Westwood, Robbie Brady and Eunan O’Kane were all in the Republic of Ireland side against Iceland in a friendly. Number of the day – 23The number of senior internationals Michael Obafemi has now missed since he made his debut under Martin O’Neill in 2018. Lopes takes step on road to QatarAway from the European qualifiers for the World Cup, one Dubliner took a step towards Qatar 2022 yesterday, with Shamrock Rovers man Roberto Lopes starting for Cape Verde Islands in their qualifier against the Central African Republic, a 1-1 draw. Lopes and Cape Verde, who have already qualified for the finals of the African Nations Cup, are in action again on Tuesday, at home to Nigeria.

Source: Irish Independent September 02, 2021 01:40 UTC