{"id":2846,"date":"2023-08-10T03:24:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T02:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/08\/10\/read_news-phpnid48406\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T03:24:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T02:24:27","slug":"read_news-phpnid48406","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/08\/10\/read_news-phpnid48406\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Flying Eagles invitee in contention to feature for Arsenal U21s v West Ham :: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/29953OE.png\" height=\"161\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"2023 Flying Eagles invitee in contention to feature for Arsenal U21s v West Ham \" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2023 Flying Eagles invitee Ovie Ejeheri is in line to feature for\u00a0 Arsenal U21s in their opening day fixture in the Premier League 2 against West Ham United.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As revealed by Jeorge Bird\u00a0 on Wednesday afternoon, the young goalkeeper could feature for Arsenal&#8217;s development side against the young Hammers on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nHe was unable to take part in pre-season games as he was given time off following the conclusion of his loan spell with Finnish side Sein\u00e4joen Jalkapallokerho.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old spent the second half of the season with the Finnish outfit and had a descent record as their first-choice goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He featured in 18 games across all competitions for SJK Sein\u00e4joki keeping 9 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Hale End Academy product spent the first half of last season on loan at National League South club Chelmsford City FC, where he registered twelve clean sheets and conceded 11 goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the Nigerian goalkeeper yet to secure a temporary or permanent move for the new season, he would be featuring for Arsenal&#8217;s development side for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He had earlier spent some time with the side in the 2021\/2022 season where he was in goal for 8 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embeddedContent oembed-provider- oembed-provider-twitter\" data-align=\"none\" data-oembed=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeorgebird\/status\/1689252600024064000\" data-oembed_provider=\"twitter\" data-resizetype=\"noresize\" data-title=\"M\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Goalkeeper Ovie Ejeheri, who hasn\u2019t played in pre-season after being given time off due to his loan spell, is in contention to be involved for the U21s against West Ham on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Jeorge Bird (@jeorgebird) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeorgebird\/status\/1689252600024064000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Abdulkareem Abdulhamid<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAll rights reserved. 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