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Norwich star has airport named after him

Norwich City striker Kyle Lafferty will lead the line for Northern Ireland when they take on Poland on Sunday afternoon and the striker has been given a major honour ahead of the tie.

Belfast City Airport, usually named after the late Manchester United and Northern Ireland star George Best, will be named after Lafferty for 24 hours.

As reported by the Belfast Telegraph, signs on the terminal roof and at the entrance have been temporarily changed to represent the man whose goals helped take Northern Ireland to Euro 2016.

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Michael O’Neill’s side became the first fifth-seeded country to win a European Championship qualifying group and are appearing in their first European Championship finals.

Lafferty was involved in half of Northern Ireland’s goals in qualifying, scoring seven and assisting one of the 16 goals they scored in total.

The 28-year-old has been nursing a groin injury but is expected to be fit enough to start the game.

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