Ismeal Kabia Debuts for St. Mirren; Charles Sagoe Jr. Continues Strong Performance with Kalmar FF
Arsenal’s youth winger Ismeal Kabia made his competitive debut on Saturday for St. Mirren in a match against Rangers. Although he completed his move to the Scottish club just a day prior, Kabia took to the pitch and played until the 59th minute in the Scottish League Cup clash.
The game proved challenging for St. Mirren, as they faced one of Scotland’s top teams. When Kabia exited the match, the score stood at 4-1 in favor of Rangers, who ultimately secured a 5-1 victory. Nonetheless, Kabia’s initial performance hints at promising opportunities for more game time this season.
Photo via St. Mirren Football Club on Instagram
Meanwhile, Arsenal’s other loanee, Charles Sagoe Jr., continues to perform well while on loan at Kalmar FF in Sweden. The 22-year-old has regularly featured in the team since March, contributing four goals and eight assists across 19 matches this season.
However, Sagoe Jr. faced a tough game on Sunday against Hammarby, as Kalmar suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat. Despite the disappointing result for both Kabia and Sagoe Jr., the essential goal of their loan spells remains to gain valuable playing experience.
Photo via Sagoe Jr. on Instagram
Both players are on loan with the objective to gain playing experience, and despite their teams’ results, Arsenal remains supportive of their development.
Arsenal’s Ismeal Kabia made his debut and Charles Sagoe Jr. continued his consistent run of appearances for their respective loan clubs at the weekend.
Photo via St. Mirren Football Club on Instagram
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Arsenal youth winger Ismeal Kabia only completed a move to St. Mirren on Saturday, but he’s already made his competitive debut for the club against Rangers.
Rangers are obviously one of the best teams in Scotland, and it showed in Sunday’s Scottish League Cup match. By the time Kabia left the pitch in the 59th minute, the hosts were already 4-1 up, and they went on to win 5-1.
All the same, Kabia getting almost an hour in a first start for his new loan side is a good start, and it looks like St. Mirren intend to give him plenty of minutes this season.
Photo via St. Mirren Football Club on Instagram
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Arsenal’s only other loanee is Charles Sagoe Jr., currently on a calendar-year spell with Kalmar FF in the Swedish first tier.
Sagoe Jr. has been a regular in the Kalmar team since March, and he’s performing excellently, with four goals and eight assists in his 19 appearances.
But the 22-year-old didn’t notch a goal or assist in Sunday’s game against Hammarby, a resounding 4-0 defeat. Neither Kabia nor Sagoe Jr. will be too happy with their team’s results on this occasion.
Photo via Sagoe Jr. on Instagram
All the same, the point of going on loan is to play football and gain some experience. On that front, things are going well for both players.
You can never guarantee results, even if a loanee is performing well on an individual basis. But if they’re playing, Arsenal will be happy.
Photo via Sagoe Jr. on Instagram
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