Preston midfielder Ali McCann will miss Northern Eire’s dwelling Euro 2024 qualifiers towards San Marino and Slovenia due to a calf harm.
The 23-year-old’s withdrawal leaves supervisor Michael O’Neill with a 24-man squad with no plans at this stage to name up a alternative.
McCann is returning to the Championship membership so as to get therapy.
O’Neill has no different contemporary harm issues for Saturday’s San Marino sport and Tuesday’s contest towards Slovenia.
Teenage West Ham United striker Callum Marshall and on-loan Watford left-back Jamal Lewis have been recalled to the squad with long-term injured quartet Stuart Dallas, Corry Evans, Shane Ferguson and captain Steven Davis nonetheless unavailable.
Northern Eire go into Saturday’s sport having misplaced 5 successive Group H qualifiers and with their hopes of securing a spot within the finals in Germany lengthy since ended.