Assistant coach to miss Nations League double-header; Payne an injury doubt

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Republic of Ireland senior women’s assistant coach Amber Whiteley will miss the Nations League double-header against Greece.

The Liverpool coach was only appointed in February by head coach Carla Ward, taking the job on along with her duties with the Merseysiders.

She is now the club’s interim boss after Matthew Beard’s sacking at the end of February.

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Whitely was due to join up with the squad on Monday for Friday’s match in Crete, but was forced to pull out due to an issue with her passport.

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Meanwhile – midfielder Heather Payne has emerged as an injury doubt, after rolling her ankle playing for Everton at the weekend.

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