Ireland prospect James Abankwah is on-loan at Championship side Watford from Serie A outfit Udinese.
Former St Patrick’s Athletic defender James Abankwah reckons he was hard done by when he received a yellow card just seconds into his Watford debut.
The Waterford native felt it was a clean challenge and, asked about the incident afterwards, he responded: “I saw the ball there and just decided to go for it.Sign up for our League of Ireland news service on Whats App Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest League of Ireland news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
“It was really good,” he said of his debut. “I enjoyed being out there with the lads and we obviously did really well to pick up the three points.
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