Keane cleared for Andorra clash

Keane cleared for Andorra clash

Published Sep. 4, 2010 1:36 p.m. ET

Ireland skipper Robbie Keane suffered no reaction to his knee injury in Armenia and will play in Tuesday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Andorra.

However, Giovanni Trapattoni revealed today that he took him off simply as a precaution.

He said: "I gave him a little bit of a rest because he had, not an injury, but some pain and I wanted to be cautious about it."

Meanwhile, Ipswich defender Darren O'Dea was expected to resume training today after recovering from a sprained knee, while Hull counterpart Paul McShane has rejoined the squad after missing the Armenia game with a hamstring problem.

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However, Fulham winger Damien Duff remains sidelined by a calf strain.

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