Kyle Lafferty has been axed from Northern Ireland’s squad for their Nations League fixtures against Kosovo and Greece after a video emerged which appeared to show the Kilmarnock striker using sectarian language. The video, which has appeared on social media, shows Lafferty reacting when a man posing for a photo with him says “Up the Celts”. “The Irish Football Association is aware of a social media video which has been circulated widely. Northern Ireland will face Kosovo at Windsor Park on Saturday before travelling to Athens for Tuesday’s fixture against Greece. The video first emerged on Wednesday evening, with Lafferty’s club Kilmarnock announcing on Thursday lunchtime they had launched an investigation into the incident.

Source: The Herald September 23, 2022 23:13 UTC