FESTY EBOSELE has been added to the Ireland squad for Tuesday’s Nations League clash with Greece – after Séamus Coleman had to withdraw with an ankle injury.
Captain Coleman suffered the injury in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to England and has now returned to Everton for treatment after being ruled out of Tuesday’s Greek meeting.
And that has led the Ireland management team to add Watford defender Ebosele to the squad to offer further options on the right flank.
Ebosele, 22, was placed on stand-by for this squad but not initially considered due to his lack of action to date this season with Udinese before a loan switch to Watford.
A regular with Serie A outfit Udinese last season, the Wexford man made his Ireland debut as a substitute against France and made a second appearance against the Netherlands.
Ebosele was also capped by interim head coach John O’Shea against Belgium last March, but was overlooked for the June window as he needed time off to recover from injuries.