Latest news with #Agbaje
The 42
2 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Edwin Agbaje joins Sligo Rovers following Ipswich Town departure
FULL-BACK EDWIN Agbaje has signed a short-term deal with Sligo Rovers, the club have confirmed. The Offaly native, who operates mainly on the right side, joins the Bit O'Red having departed EFL Championship side Ipswich Town recently. He links up with Rovers having penned a deal until the end of the current season and joins subject to international transfer clearance. Advertisement The 21-year-old began his life in football at local side Edenderry Town, before moving on to join the academy at Shamrock Rovers at 14. Two years later, he was picked up by Ipswich and spent five years there and was also loaned to both Sutton United and Yeovil Town. Agbaje has represented the Republic of Ireland at various underage levels and was named Ipswich's Academy Player of the Year in 2023. His availability for tonight's (Friday) game with Bohemians is ITC dependent. Agbaje is the seventh new player in the door this summer as manager John Russell looks to finish the season on as strong a note as possible. Sligo are currently seven points clear of bottom-placed Cork City, whose form has finally ticked upwards with a home win over Galway followed by a draw away to Derry. Speaking to the club's website, Agbaje said: 'I spoke to people at the club a lot over the summer and got to hear in detail about the style of play and how things are done here at Rovers. 'It really impressed me and Sligo seems like a place where I can really fit in. It's a great place for young players like myself to develop. John (Russell) has a proven track record of bringing through, developing and giving chances to younger players like me so the opportunity here speaks for itself. Russell said: 'Edwin is an extremely talented player. He's got all the attributes you look for in a defender. He has pace, he's strong, aggressive and good on the ball. We feel he can make a big impact here between now and the end of the season.'
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Sligo Rovers sign former Ipswich defender Edwin Agbaje
Sligo Rovers have signed defender Edwin Agbaje on a short-term deal until until the end of the season. The Offaly native, who operates predominantly on the right side, joins the Bit O'Red having departed Championship side Ipswich Town recently. The 21-year-old began his life in football at local side Edenderry Town, before moving on to join the academy at Shamrock Rovers at 14. Two years later, he was picked up by the Tractor Boys and spent five years there and was also loaned to both Sutton United and Yeovil Town. Agbaje has represented the Republic of Ireland at various underage levels and was named Ipswich's Academy Player of the Year in 2023. Agbaje is the seventh new player in the door this summer as manager John Russell looks to finish the season strongly. Speaking to the full-back says he feels the Showgrounds is the ideal place for him to continue his career, noting the club's model and record in terms of giving youth a chance. "I spoke to people at the club a lot over the summer and got to hear in detail about the style of play and how things are done here at Rovers," he said. "It really impressed me and Sligo seems like a place where I can really fit in. It's a great place for young players like myself to develop. John (Russell) has a proven track record of bringing through, developing and giving chances to younger players like me so the opportunity here speaks for itself. "I've been here for a few sessions now and I am loving it. I've got on really well with the players and coaches so now I'm just looking forward to getting out there and helping the team out. "I love to attack, to get forward and support the front men. But I'm a defender first and foremost and my job is to keep the ball out of our net and that's what I'm here to do." Russell has long been an admirer of the former Shamrock Rovers defender and says the move is one that he hopes will benefit both parties. "Edwin is an extremely talented player," he says. "He's got all the attributes you look for in a defender. He has pace, he's strong, aggressive and good on the ball.
Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Sligo Rovers sign former Ipswich Town defender Edwin Agbaje
The 21-year-old departed EFL Championship side Ipswich Town this summer after spending five years at the club. The Offaly native, who operates predominantly on the right side, signed for Shamrock Rovers at the age of 14, and two years later was signed by The Tractor Boys. Agbaje, who has represented the Republic of Ireland at various underage levels, also enjoyed loan spells at Sutton United and Yeovil Town. The defender was named Ipswich's Academy Player of the Year in 2023. The latest arrival at the Showgrounds is John Russell's seventh new signing of the summer. 'I spoke to people at the club a lot over the summer and got to hear in detail about the style of play and how things are done here at Rovers', Agbaje said. 'It really impressed me and Sligo seems like a place where I can really fit in. It's a great place for young players like myself to develop. John (Russell) has a proven track record of bringing through, developing and giving chances to younger players like me so the opportunity here speaks for itself. 'I've been here for a few sessions now and I am loving it. I've got on really well with the players and coaches so now I'm just looking forward to getting out there and helping the team out. 'I love to attack, to get forward and support the front men. But I'm a defender first and foremost and my job is to keep the ball out of our net and that's what I'm here to do. 'I'm looking to settle in as quickly as I can. I know we only have a handful of games left so I want to play in as many games as I can and help the club pick up as many wins as we can along the way. There's great competition here and that just helps things along.' Manager John Russell added: 'Edwin is an extremely talented player', he says. 'He's got all the attributes you look for in a defender. He has pace, he's strong, aggressive and good on the ball. 'We feel he can make a big impact here between now and the end of the season. 'As a manager, I am constantly looking to improve the team and bring in quality. I've been in contact with Edwin for a while now so I am delighted he has decided to join us. We really feel he can thrive here at Sligo Rovers.'
Irish Independent
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
‘Just throw yourself in there' – Former Love Islanders Catherine Agbaje and Toby Aromoloran give advice to newest Irish contestant
Fellow Dubliner Agbaje was a contestant on series 10 of Love Island in 2023 and also took part in this year's series of Love Island: All Stars. Aromoloran, whose mother Victoria is from Crossmolina in Co Mayo, was the runner-up on series seven of the show and also returned to the show on All Stars. Agbaje said she is sure Clarke, who is drawing comparisons to Maura Higgins, will get on well in the villa. "Dubliners are friendly. I feel like she'll get on with everyone and I'm just happy to see someone from Dublin in the Villa again. I feel like you need a Dublin person,' she said. 'The thing is – can English guys deal with Irish girls?' Aromolan asked. 'We're feisty,' Agbaje replied. She said there is an adjustment period that comes with heading into the Love Island world for the first time. "Being from Ireland and going into the villa, you don't know what to expect. It's a whole different culture out there, a whole different set of rules, but I feel like she'll be fine. Once you go in there, you're yourself, you make friends with the girls,' she said. "Irish girls are such girl's girls, so I feel she will be a girl's girl and be able to stand her foot.' Aromoloran said he found the pressure of life after Love Island easier to cope with as he exited the villa in a relationship with his fellow contestant Chloe Burrows. "I came out in a relationship, so we leaned on each other, which was a lot better than just coming out by yourself. I feel like the pressure of that is really hard, even though the pressure of the relationship is quite hard as well,' he said. "I quite enjoyed it, to be honest. I thought it was quite fun, something different and out of the ordinary, a different situation I've never been in. I leaned into it in a way, and found it funny half the time.' Both Agbaje and Aromoloran are yet to find love, but both said they would not do anything differently if they were heading back into the villa this year. Reflecting on what he learned from the experience, Aromoloran said: 'I've learned, from the first time ever, I didn't know anything about love. Now, I feel like I know so much. "I think I know a lot now. My advice would just be, throw yourself in there, try and not overthink anything. Just throw yourself into the process of finding love. Let yourself go.' Similar sentiments were echoed by Agbaje, who advised the contestants on the upcoming series of Love Island to 'let their guard down'. "I feel like that's important because as girls, we like to hold on to stuff and unintentionally bring it into new relationships,' she said. "You just need to let your guard down and sometimes, you might have an idea of what you want, but truly no one knows what love is. It's until you feel it, it's a feeling.'
Daily Mail
29-04-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Millions of teenagers may suffer 'ticking time bomb' heart problem due to common diet mistake, experts warn
Millions of seemingly healthy teenagers are at risk of deadly heart failure due to poor diets and lack of exercise, experts have warned. Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland found that teens with elevated blood sugar levels were significantly more likely to have an enlarged heart. The condition, called ventricular hypertrophy, weakens the organ's ability to pump blood effectively, dramatically increasing the chances of a fatal cardiac arrest. Professor Andrew Agbaje, from the University of Eastern Finland, said they found even healthy-looking teens and young adults, of a normal weight, may still be at risk. The team analysed 1,595 volunteers, aged 17 to 24, from the University of Bristol's Children of the 90s cohort—a long-running study tracking the health of thousands born in the early 1990s. They measured blood sugar levels to investigate whether raised glucose could trigger metabolic changes linked to harmful alterations in heart structure. Previous research has shown that high blood sugar in youth is a strong predictor of type 2 diabetes—a condition that doubles heart attack risk—in later life. Now, for the first time, evidence suggests that damage to the heart may start earlier, even before diabetes is diagnosed. Worryingly, the study found that youngsters with a persistent fasting blood sugar level of 5.6mmol/L or higher—still below the NHS threshold for diabetes—were at a 46 per cent greater risk of developing left ventricular hypertrophy. Whilst the condition itself does not cause symptoms, it can put strain on the heart resulting in chest pain, shortness of breath and heart palpitations. Left untreated, this can cause abnormal heart rhythms which can lead to cardiac arrest and sudden death. Other factors that influence heart health—including family history of cardiovascular disease, smoking, and levels of physical activity—were also taken into account. Prof Agbaje suggested his team's findings 'underscore the critical importance of lifestyle, behaviour and dietary habits, especially after adolescents have become independent from their family. 'The findings further confirm that even healthy-looking adolescents and young adults who are mostly normal weight may be on a path towards cardiovascular diseases, if they have high blood glucose and insulin resistance. 'Surprisingly, we observed that high blood sugar may aggressively damage females' hearts five times faster than males'—therefore, special attention should be paid to girls in terms of prevention,' he added. Once considered a disease of middle and older age, type 2 diabetes is increasingly common in young people. In the UK, about 168,000 people under 40 years old currently live with the condition, which also increases the risk of kidney failure, strokes and blindness. Of this group, a significant portion are children and young adults. The number of young people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has been on the rise, with a 40 per cent increase observed between 2016 and 23. The NHS advises avoiding too much sugary food, findings ways to manage stress and exercising regularly to try to stop blood sugar levels getting too high.
