DONE DEAL: Swansea signs another Nigerian-born star
Oko-Flex, who will wear the number 21 shirt, previously had a spell with Celtic before joining West Ham in 2021
Championship side Swansea have completed a loan move for Nigerian-born winger Armstrong Oko-Flex.
Oko-Flex who is an underage international for the Republic of Ireland is making the season-long loan switch from West Ham,
The 20-year-old winger joins fellow Nigerian-born Michael Obafemi at the Swans for the remainder of the season, and has linked up with Russell Martin’s squad in time to be in contention for Wednesday’s game against Stoke.
Oko-Flex, who will wear the number 21 shirt, previously had a spell with Celtic before joining West Ham in 2021.
He is the son of the Nigerian-Irish community organiser Reginald Oko-Flex Inya
He impressed for the Hammers’ U23 side in Premier League 2, and was also involved in the matchday squad for a Premier League fixture at Arsenal in December 2021.
Oko-Flex recently made his senior debut for the Hammers in their Uefa Conference League play-off against Viborg.
He is still eligible to play for the Nigeria national team even though he has already turned up for the Irish junior teams.
