The Celtic teenager is steadily impressing at youth level, but it might be a while before a senior debut is on the cards.
Armstrong Okoflex is swiftly becoming one of Celtic Colt’s most exciting young players.
Of course, the Hoops youngsters have a certain Karamoko Dembele on the books, but Okoflex isn’t far behind as far as promise goes and he reminded everybody of that today.
The 17-year-old, who joined Celtic under Brendan Rodgers last summer, set up Jonathan Afolabi for the opener in this afternoon’s 4-2 win over Morton, before scoring himself from the penalty spot.
Okoflex, mainly a winger, also scored for the Bhoys reserves side last week and sooner or later Neil Lennon is going to sit up and take note.
The problem is, Lennon has an abundance of wide players on his books. If Scott Sinclair can’t get a game right now then the young Dubliner – who signed from Arsenal – doesn’t stand much chance of a debut any time soon.
But Okoflex is still a teenager and obviously still has time on his side. The more he impresses with the Colts, the more Lennon will be forced to find room for him sooner or later, just like he did with Dembele toward the end of last season.
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