Northern Ireland’s Rebecca McKenna in action with Portugal’s Telma Encarnacao at Mourneview Park in 2024
Northern Ireland will return to Mourneview Park for their first home match of the 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign when they face Turkey in Lurgan.
The Group B2 fixture will be played at the home of Glenavon on Saturday, 7 March, with kick-off at 7pm.
It will be Northern Ireland’s first appearance at Mourneview since June 2024, when they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Portugal in a Euro 2025 qualifier.
The Turkey match comes just four days after Northern Ireland begin their campaign away to top seeds Switzerland in Zurich on Tuesday, 3 March.
Former Dungannon Swifts manager and Lurgan Blues first-team coach Kris Lindsay will lead the squad for those opening two fixtures on an interim basis.
The Irish Football Association is still in the process of appointing a permanent successor to Tanya Oxtoby, who stepped down in November to take up a role with Newcastle United.
After the March double-header, Northern Ireland will face Malta home and away in April. They will complete their qualifying schedule in June, with a return trip to Turkey followed by a home clash against Switzerland.