Northern Ireland's preparations for their Women’s Euro qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday have been hampered after boss Tanya Oxtoby fell ill.
The manager was one of a small number of squad members affected by the virus in the past week. Oxtoby had travelled to Dublin on Saturday in preparation for the trip following Friday night's draw at home to Malta, but was deemed unwell to travel with Stuart McLaren now leading the team in their second qualifier.
“Unfortunately Tanya became very unwell on Saturday evening in Dublin before our travel to Bosnia on Sunday morning and the decision was taken for her to remain in Dublin and reassess how she was for potential to travel at a later time. She is still too unwell to travel at this stage and will not be leading the team against Bosnia tomorrow. The team will instead be led by Stuart McLaren.”