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Gavin Bazunu: 'I feel it would be wrong to participate'
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Irish footballer (born 2002)
Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Bolton Wanderers and the Republic of Ireland national team.
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Bazunu says his decision to withdraw was based on a 'personal belief that the killing of innocent people is wrong'.
Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has released a statement on his withdrawal from the squad, saying he felt "it would be wrong to participate" in the Israel fixture in light of the atrocities in the region.
The game in Hungary is set to go ahead after Republic players voted to honour the fixture following a four-hour summit at the team hotel on Saturday.