Simone Magill says leading out Northern Ireland for the first time as captain will be the 'biggest honour' of her career.
Simone Magill says leading out Northern Ireland for the first time as captain will be the "biggest honour" of her career.
"It's a fantastic honour and something you dream about when you first start playing football," Magill told BBC Sport NI.Magill, 29, made her senior Northern Ireland debut as a 15-year-old in 2010 and has scored 25 goals in 86 caps."Many years ago, when you start playing it was always my dream to mine not only to play for Northern Ireland, but to lead the country out.
"We knew it was going to be a difficult game away from home", who added she is "feeling great" after a summer move to Championship side Birmingham."The focus for us remains the same. There's still a job to be done.Knowing Northern Ireland need a positive result if they want to keep their hopes of qualifying for back-to-back Euros alive, Magill says she will try and do her talking on the pitch.
Defender Laura Rafferty captained the side between Callaghan stepping down and Magill's confirmation and Oxtoby says she is "blessed with really good leaders".
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