Palace produce a gem in Sekajja - Football - Sport - Evening Standard
       

Palace produce a gem in Sekajja

Share Share this article Email this article Print this article
Related Articles
Suggested Topics
Ian Gibb

03 May 2011

Ibra Sekajja. Remember the name. The Under-18 starlet stepped on to the pitch for the first time as a senior player on Saturday and almost immediately scored Crystal Palace's 88th-minute equaliser at Hull.

It was no more than club insiders expected from the teenager after some impressive performances for the Academy side this season.

Sekajja scored two goals in the 4-1 win over FA Youth Cup semi-finalists Chelsea recently and that was enough to get him on the first-team bench.

With Sekajja joining former youth team boys Wilfried Zaha, Sean Scannell and Nathaniel Clyne in the first team, the key for manager Dougie Freedman is keeping hold of Palace's rising stars.

Comments

Share Share this article Email this article Print this article
Related Articles

Top stories in Sport

Roberto Martinez 'offered Liverpool job'
Roberto Martinez
Clint Dempsey puts Fulham future in doubt with Champions League ambition
Euro 2012: Gael Clichy says France are in the mood
QPR can now make 'giant strides', says Mark Bowen
Early wickets put England in the driving seat

Sport in Pictures

GALLERY: Chelsea fans party for 36-hours straight after Champions League victory
Jessica Ennis desperate to lift the cloud hanging over her career
Jessica Ennis
Patrick Barclay: You can bank on Roy Hodgson to keep it real
Roy Hodgson

Top stories in Sport

Roberto Martinez 'offered Liverpool job'
Roberto Martinez
Clint Dempsey puts Fulham future in doubt with Champions League ambition
Euro 2012: Gael Clichy says France are in the mood
QPR can now make 'giant strides', says Mark Bowen
Early wickets put England in the driving seat

Sport in Pictures

GALLERY: Chelsea fans party for 36-hours straight after Champions League victory
Jessica Ennis desperate to lift the cloud hanging over her career
Jessica Ennis
Patrick Barclay: You can bank on Roy Hodgson to keep it real
Roy Hodgson
SPONSORED FEATURES

The O2

Check out the cool stuff happening under our tent such as the hottest gigs, comedy, sport, films, clubs, bars, restaurants and much more.
 

Teaching Jobs Cisco Silverstone trip

Can you imagine a career in teaching?

Be inspired to teach - let real teachers show you how rewarding the job can be.

The O2 Cisco Silverstone trip

Playing a game-changing role during the Games

Cisco is providing the solutions for London 2012's complex IT needs.

The O2 Teaching Jobs Silverstone trip

Win a Silverstone track day with Zantac 75

Feel the burn of a different kind - 20 Silverstone motoring experiences to be won

 

The O2 Teaching Jobs Cisco
Don't Miss
Gala night for the Queen of arts - stars turn out in their hundreds to pay tribute

Happy & glorious

Stars turn out in their hundreds to pay tribute to Queen
Prints charming: patterned trousers for summer

Prints charming

Patterned trousers for summer
Promethipedia: the lowdown on Ridley Scott's new blockbuster Prometheus

Promethipedia

The lowdown on Ridley Scott's new blockbuster Prometheus
The Middletan: Kate Middleton has the most requested tan in London

The Middletan

Kate Middleton has the most requested tan in London
Amy Childs bares all like Britney

Dare to bare

Amy Childs vajazzles like Britney
Thais go Gaga: singer’s ‘fake rolex’ tweet sparks new tour row... but fans still mob her at airport

Thais go Gaga

Singer mobbed at airport
Trip the bright fantastic - in vertiginous neon

Fashion

Trip the bright fantastic - in vertiginous neon
Chelsea Champions League celebrations - in pictures

Victory parade

Chelsea Champions League celebrations
High-flying heroes

High flying heroes

David Oyelowo reveals all about new film Red Tails
The Twitter Diaries: Think Bridget Jones tries social networking

The Twitter Diaries

Think Bridget Jones tries social networking