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Johansson included in Republic of Ireland Under-21 panel

May 25, 2021 13:07 By radiokerrysport
Johansson included in Republic of Ireland Under-21 panel
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Ryan Johansson has been included in the Republic of Ireland Under-21 panel for friendlies against Switzerland, Australia and Denmark, which kick off in Marbella this Sunday.

Sevilla player Johansson was recently granted clearance by FIFA to play for the national team.

He has played at underage level for Luxembourg, but his mother is Irish.

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Manager Jim Crawford has also named Getafe's John Joe Patrick Finn in his squad for the first time.

In all, there are seven newcomers in the party of 26.

Among them are Derby County's Festy Ebosele, Sheffield Wednesday's Ciaran Brennan, Lincoln City's Sean Roughan and in-form UCD striker Colm Whelan.

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Bohemians pair Dawson Devoy and Andy Lyons and Bray goalkeeper Brian Maher are the other domestic players to get the nod.

Meanwhile, the Republic of Ireland's international friendly against Andorra has been moved to the national stadium in the principality.

The match was due to take place in Barcelona but has been moved after travel restrictions in Andorra were reduced this week.

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The match will takes place on Thursday, June 3rd.

Stephen Kenny's team will then travel to Budapest to face Hungary on Tuesday, June 8th.

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