13-02-2025
Hamilton returns to NI squad for Nations League
Nottingham Forest winger Caragh Hamilton has been named in Northern Ireland's squad for February's Nations League missed NI's Euro 2025 play-off defeat by Norway in November with a hamstring 28-year-old replaces Forest team-mate Casey Howe, who has been sidelined with an injury since the Oxtoby's side begin their Nations League campaign away to Poland on Friday, 21 February and at home to Bosnia-Herzegovina four days later. Romania are the fourth side in League B1 and face NI in April's is a settled squad for Oxtoby, with Hamilton the sole addition for Northern Ireland's first fixtures of Maxwell and Louise McDaniel have both been included after moving from Cliftonville to Burnley in the January window. Ellie Mason is one of four Birmingham City players named after winning the Championship's player of the month and goal of the month for Holloway, Rebecca McKenna and captain Simone Magill are the other Blues players named by Connie Scofield and striker Kerry Beattie are also included in the 23-strong squad after loan moves to Sheffield United and Ireland open their campaign, which is linked to 2027 World Cup qualifying, in Gdansk on 21 February before facing Bosnia-Herzegovina, who NI defeated in Euro 2025 qualifying, at Inver Park in Larne on Tuesday, 25 February.
Northern Ireland squad
Goalkeepers: Jackie Burns (Bristol City), Maddy Harvey-Clifford (Crusaders Strikers), Rachael Norney (Liverpool Feds).Defenders: Rebecca Holloway (Birmingham City), Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City), Ellie Mason (Birmingham City), Laura Rafferty (Rangers), Rachel Dugdale (Blackburn Rovers), Kelsie Burrows (Cliftonville Ladies), Natalie Johnson (Nottingham Forest).Midfielders: Joely Andrews (Hearts), Chloe McCarron (Glentoran), Louise McDaniel (Burnley), Brenna McPartlan (Burnley), Megan Bell (Nottingham Forest), Connie Scofield (Sheffield United - on loan from London City Lionesses).Forwards: Simone Magill (Birmingham City), Kerry Beattie (Aberdeen - on loan from Hearts), Lauren Wade (Hearts), Emily Wilson (Glentoran), Keri Halliday (Linfield), Caragh Hamilton (Nottingham Forest), Danielle Maxwell (Burnley).
Northern Ireland Nations League fixtures
League B1Poland v Northern Ireland (Friday, 21 February - Gdansk)Northern Ireland v Bosnia-Herzegovina (Tuesday, 25 February - Larne)Romania v Northern Ireland (Friday, 4 April)Northern Ireland v Romania (Tuesday, 8 April)Northern Ireland v Poland (Monday, 30 May)Bosnia-Herzegovina v Northern Ireland (Thursday, 3 June)
