Ireland have been dealt another injury blow ahead of March's World Cup play-off against Czechia. Stoke City manager Mark Robins confirmed on Friday that Bosun Lawal has suffered a "significant" hamstring injury which will keep him out for around six weeks. The versatile 22-year-old Lawal, who can operate in defence and midfield, was one of Heimir Hallgrimsson's options to replace Josh Cullen. Read More Handling home fixture with Israel will be FAI's next port of call"He will be rightly disappointed," said Robins. He would likely have featured in last summer's friendlies Senegal and Luxembourg had it not been for injury problems.

Source: Irish Examiner February 13, 2026 17:08 UTC