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Stephen Kenny renews rivalry with John Caulfield with transfer market swoop

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Stephen Kenny renews rivalry with John Caulfield with transfer market swoop

They are managing different clubs now, but former Dundalk Stephen Kenny on Monday got one up on his old Cork City rival John Caulfield.

He secured the signing of left-sided player Al-Amin Kazeem on a multi-year deal from Colchester United, just days after the 22-year-old played his final game for Galway United in their 2-0 defeat to Shelbourne.




Kazeem’s contract at Colchester expired on Sunday, as did his loan spell at Galway.

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The Tribesmen offered him a permanent contract in the hope that they would hold onto him, but he turned that down and on Monday morning penned a deal with the Saints.

Left-back is an area in which Kenny needed reinforcements, so he was delighted to secure the deal.

“Al-Amin has excellent attributes for a left-back, he’s really quick and a good attacking footballer but also loves to defend,” he said.

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