Pato and Bikey get call ups

Martin Paterson - in the Northern Ireland squad for the game in Slovenia

Northern Ireland travel to Slovenia to get their European qualifying campaign underway. The game will be played on Friday 3^rd September at the Ljudski VRT Stadium in Maribor.

Pato has just won his first cap for eleven months following the injury that kept him out for so long last season. He started on that occasion, alongside ex-Claret Kyle Lafferty, and will be hoping to get the nod again from Nigel Worthington.

Andre Bikey missed out on the World Cup but was back in the Cameroon squad for their friendly against Poland in Chorzów last week, coming on as a second half substitute.

Now, he's in the squad as they prepare for their first game in the African Cup of Nations. This will be played on Saturday 4^th September and is an away game against Mauritius.