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15 Sept 2025
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James Abankwah with family after the UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying match against Andorra at Tallaght Stadium. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
Congratulations to St Mel’s College, Longford past pupil James Abankwah who captained the Republic of Ireland U-21s in their Euro qualifier against Andorra last week.
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A great achievement — well done James! You are an inspiration to all our soccer players here in St Mel's College.
James, plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Watford on loan from Serie A club Udinese.
As a youngster, James played for local club Melview FC, where he also represented Longford at the prestigious Kennedy Cup youth tournament at Under-14 level in 2016.
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