Seamus Coleman and Sammie Szmodics withdraw from Ireland double-header
The pair have withdrawn from the squad through injury, the FAI have confirmed, with Andrew Moran coming into the squad.
The Boys in Green take on Senegal on Friday, June 6 in Dublin and have a trip to Luxembourg for a game the following Tuesday, June 10.
Coleman lasted just 18 minutes of Everton men's final home game at Goodison Park, a win over Southampton. The Donegal native was making just his second appearance since St Stephen's Day but was forced off prematurely.
Szmodics featured in Ipswich Town's final top-flight game of the term, after a long injury layoff, but he's evidently not won his fitness fight.
Goalkeepers: Caoimhín Kelleher (Liverpool), Max O'Leary (Bristol City), Josh Keeley (Leyton Orient, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur).
Defenders: Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Nathan Collins (Brentford), Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town), Jake O'Brien (Everton), Andrew Omobamidele (Strasbourg, on loan from Nottingham Forest), Liam Scales (Celtic), Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
Midfielders: Jason Knight (Bristol City), Killian Phillips (St. Mirren, on loan from Crystal Palace), Will Smallbone (Southampton), Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town), John Joe Patrick Finn (Stade De Reims), Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers).
Forwards: Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar), Evan Ferguson (West Ham United, on loan from Brighton and Hove Albion), Adam Idah (Celtic), Sammie Szmodics (Ipswich Town), Kasey McAteer (Leicester City), Festy Ebosele (Istanbul Basaksehir), Ryan Manning (Southampton).
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