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Kyle Lafferty fine for Northern Ireland after training scare

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Northern Ireland's Kyle Lafferty is injured during training and limped off for treatment ahead of Euro 2016

Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty is expected to be fit to face Poland on Sunday despite limping out of training on Tuesday morning.

The 28-year-old collapsed to the turf in pain at the squad's training base in Saint-Georges-de-Reneins, north of Lyon, raising fears he could miss Northern Ireland's opening Euro 2016 game in Nice.

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Northern Ireland's Kyle Lafferty is going through ice treatment after being injured in training ahead of Euro 2016.

But after being pictured getting into an ice bath, Michael O'Neill confirmed to Sky Sports News HQ that although Lafferty had hurt his groin, the issue was not serious and he would be available against Poland.  

"He's fine. He slipped and it was precautionary to take him out of the training session," he said. "He's had an examination with the doctor and he's fine. No problems."

Lafferty recently won his 50th cap in a 3-0 win over Belarus, scoring his 17th international goal, before coming off in Saturday's goalless draw against Slovakia.

Kyle Lafferty scored seven goals in the European Qualifiers for Northern Ireland
Image: Kyle Lafferty scored seven goals in the European Qualifiers for Northern Ireland

His absence would be sorely felt by O'Neill's side having been their top scorer with seven goals in a qualifying campaign that saw the country through to its first major tournament for 30 years. 

Northern Ireland follow Sunday's game with with further Group C games with Ukraine on June 16 and Germany on June 21.

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