Son Of Ex-Enugu Rangers Star Named In Birmingham City Squad To Face Man Utd
Published: April 28, 2017
Birmingham City starlet Nicholas Okoro is set to be on parade for the U17 team of the Championship team when they host Manchester United in a friendly at St Andrew's on Saturday night, having made the 18-man squad.
The game is part of Blues Academy’s traditional end of season play on the pitch series of friendlies for the various age group teams, from Under-9s upwards.
Nicholas’s late father Ejikeme Fabian Okoro played for traditional Nigerian club Enugu Rangers before he moved to England.
The attacking midfielder had earlier pledged his international future to Nigeria but was later called up to England U15 squad, which he couldn’t refuse.
Okoro joined Birmingham City from West Brom Academy five years ago.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
The game is part of Blues Academy’s traditional end of season play on the pitch series of friendlies for the various age group teams, from Under-9s upwards.
Nicholas’s late father Ejikeme Fabian Okoro played for traditional Nigerian club Enugu Rangers before he moved to England.
The attacking midfielder had earlier pledged his international future to Nigeria but was later called up to England U15 squad, which he couldn’t refuse.
Okoro joined Birmingham City from West Brom Academy five years ago.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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