Blackburn's Sammie Szmodics in line for Ireland debut after passport issues

SCORER: Blackburn Rovers' Sammie Szmodics (centre) celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Emirates FA Cup fifth round match at King Power Stadium, Leicester. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire

Blackburn’s FA Cup hero Sammie Szmodics is in line for his Ireland debut against Latvia on Tuesday fortnight after finally receiving his international clearance.

The midfielder initially declared in 2021 through his late grandmother from Granard, Co Longford but despite reporting for the training camp in Spain, a shoulder injury ruled him out of the friendlies against Andorra and Hungary.