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Evan Ferguson will get first start for Ireland at Aviva Stadium against Latvia

Evan Ferguson will make his first start in an Ireland shirt in tomorrow night's friendly international against Latvia at the Aviva Stadium.

The talented teenager made his international debut in November, coming off the bench late in the defeat to Norway, while he also gained more minutes three days later in the 1-0 win over Malta.

But now the Brighton striker is set to lead the line for his country from the kick-off as manager Stephen Kenny confirmed that Ferguson would start the Lansdowne Road encounter.

All eyes are on Monday night’s showpiece as the World Cup runners-up, France, come to town, for the opening game of Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, and the manager admitted that the visit of Didier Deschamps side was his main focus.

The game against Latvia will be used to hand idle players valuable minutes as he stressed the importance of naming a strong squad for the France game.

Ferguson, however, is getting more than enough game time in the Premier League and his involvement from the start offers an idea of the manager’s thinking for Monday night’s clash with France.

"At 18 years of age now, he's showing he is ready to come into the team," said Kenny, when asked about the in-form centre-forward, who scored twice in Brighton’s 5-0 FA Cup victory over Grimsby at the weekend. "He will make his first start tomorrow in the game.

"His career is in its infancy. He's had a great start to his Premier League career and is scoring some goals in the Premier League, the FA Cup and League Cup.

"We have known about Evan for a few years now, coming through the system in Ireland with Bohemians and coming through the underage international teams."

Matt Doherty joined the manager for today’s pre-match press conference, and while the

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