• Striker,who has hit seven goals in qualifying,suspended for Greece game[br]• Manager O’Neill is likely to call on Kilmarnock’s Josh Magennis to fill the gapMichael O’Neill has said Northern Ireland can handle the loss of Kyle Lafferty despite admitting the striker has become a beacon of hope for his team during the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
Lafferty scored a crucial equaliser against Hungary on Monday to preserve Northern Ireland’s prospects of reaching a first tournament in 30 years, or but he will miss Greece’s visit to Belfast on 8 October through suspension. The Norwich City player’s importance at international level was underlined not only by his seventh goal in eight qualifying games but also O’Neills refusal to withdraw the forward,exhausted after missing pre-season through injury, as Northern Ireland chased an equaliser with 10 men.
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Source: theguardian.com