John Egan sent for scan on knee injury ahead of France qualifier

John Egan is an injury concern ahead of the European Championships qualifier against France in Paris on Thursday.

When Egan joined the Republic of Ireland camp in Dublin on Sunday night, the Irish medics sent the Sheffield Untied captain for a scan on a knee injury he sustained against Everton on Saturday.

The stand-in Ireland skipper, as Seámus Coleman is also injured, may need to be replaced by Josh Cullen, who wears the arm band at Burnley or Shane Duffy.

Andrew Omobamidele, following his £11 (plus add ons) million move from Norwich City to Nottingham Forest, has been called into the squad as cover.

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Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has spoke about getting “one big win” against France at Parc des Princes or at home to the Netherlands on Sunday, to remain in contention to qualify for the Euros in Germany next summer.

In June, Ireland beat Gibraltar 3-0 following opening Group B defeats to France at the Aviva Stadium and Greece in Athens.

Meanwhile, the FAI “strongly advises” Irish supporters travelling to Paris to collect their match tickets on Wednesday at the Playce hotel from 11am until 8pm as there is no digital ticket option for France versus the Republic of Ireland in the European Championship qualifier at Parc des Princes on Thursday.

“To make your ticket collection easier, we’ve got two options for you in Paris, on both Wednesday, September 6th and match-day, Thursday, September 7th,” read an email from the FAI customer services that included a map with directions to the ticket kiosk. “We strongly advise all supporters to collect their tickets on Wednesday, September 6th where possible. This will make the match-day operations much easier for staff and supporters alike with a large travelling support to process.

“Therefore to avoid any potential issues, delays or problems, if you can collect on Wednesday, please do.”

Ticket collection opens on match day at 12 noon beside the stadium but it closes one hour and 15 minutes before the 8.45pm kick-off. The stadium’s outer security cordon will be in operation from 4.45pm. The FAI adds: “If you are accessing the collection point after the security cordon is in operation, you will be required to show a copy of a collection voucher, which we will share with you under separate email.”