Football NewsBBC SportUnverified source· 15 Sept 2026
Teenagers O'Neill and Graham keep NI squad spots
Two Premier League teenagers stay in a 28-man Northern Ireland squad for a punishing four-game Nations League window.
Northern Ireland
team
Competition
Nations League B
Squad size
28 players
First match
Away to Georgia, 25 September
Window
Four games in 11 days
What happened. Arsenal's Ceadach O'Neill and Everton's Braiden Graham have retained their places in Northern Ireland's squad for the upcoming Nations League quadruple-header. Michael O'Neill has named 28 players, up from 23 in June, with several defenders and goalkeepers returning.
- Dan Ballard, Paddy McNair, Terry Devlin and Eoin Toal return after missing the June friendlies.
- Goalkeepers Bailey Peacock-Farrell and Conor Hazard, plus striker Dion Charles, are also back.
- Conor Bradley, Ali McCann and Brad Lyons remain out injured.
Northern Ireland open their Nations League B campaign away to Georgia on 25 September before facing Hungary, Ukraine and Georgia again.
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