Ian Baraclough has insisted Kyle Lafferty can still have a Northern Ireland future after the veteran Kilmarnock striker was sent home from the squad on Friday morning.
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In a sometimes tense press conference ahead of the Nations League match against Kosovo, Baraclough said a back injury which had prevented Lafferty from training since Tuesday and would have ruled him out of Saturday’s fixture also played a role in the decision.