Kyle Lafferty rules himself out of Northern Ireland double-header

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Blaise Bourgeois·10 October 2018

Kyle Lafferty rules himself out of Northern Ireland double-header

Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty, who was dropped for his club’s 3-1 victory over former club Hearts at the weekend, did not travel to Austria with the rest of the Northern Ireland squad on Monday after informing manager Michael O’Neill.

“Kyle Lafferty called me late on Sunday night to tell me that he would not be traveling on Monday to join up with the Northern Ireland squad as expected,” O’Neill said.

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“I am disappointed that he has ruled himself out of the two games but our focus is on the players who are with us and I will address this situation after the international period.”

The 31-year-old started Northern Ireland’s Nations League opener against Bosnia, a 2-1 home defeat, to earn his 68th cap.

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