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STV News
3 days ago
- Sport
- STV News
Kilmarnock defender Corrie Ndaba looks destined to complete Lecce switch
Kilmarnock defender Corrie Ndaba looks set to seal a move to Serie A side Lecce. The 25-year-old joined Killie on a three-year deal last summer after a spell on loan from Ipswich in the 2023-24 campaign and made 38 appearances last term. Amid speculation that he was heading for Italy, Ndaba was not involved as the Ayrshire side sealed their place in the second round of the Premier Sports Cup with a 4-0 home win over East Fife. And on Saturday evening, Lecce posted on X a picture of the Irish defender holding a club scarf, accompanied by a short statement indicating that he was poised to sign for them. 'The footballer Corrie Ndaba arrived in Bressanone in the late afternoon, where he began undergoing medical examinations that will be completed on Monday,' it read. As Ndaba heads for the exit, Killie are welcoming the emergence of a new talent, Ben Brannan. The 18-year-old took his tally for the season to three when he scored a double from left-wing-back in the win over East Fife, adding to earlier strikes from summer signings Marcus Dackers and Djenairo Daniels. 'We speak about him kind of coming flat off that left-hand side onto his stronger right foot,' manager Stuart Kettlewell said in a club interview. 'He's been more accustomed, quite clearly, to playing on the right-hand side. 'But when you look at a young academy player and somebody that's coming in for his first games for this football club, I don't know that you can ask too much more. 'We think he can be a really promising player and a really promising talent for the football club. And what it does is it just continues to kind of pave the way that there's opportunities here for a lot of other young players.' Brannan went off injured in the closing stages but Kettlewell said: 'We think it's just a bit of spasm in his thigh. 'It was obviously uncomfortable at the time, but he was moving about far better when we went back into the dressing room, so fingers crossed he's fit and available for next week and moving into the first league game.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
BBC News
3 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Praise for Brannan & Watson as academy players shine
We asked for your views on Killie's win over East Fife and topping their League Cup is what some of you said:Andy: Big improvement from Tuesday night in Kelty. Think the team is now coming together. Great seeing our two new strikers scoring and some excellent football on displayGerry: Even allowing for the opposition today, the standard of football on show from Killie today was refreshing and better than last season's hoof ball. The performance from two of our homegrown players, David Watson and Ben Brannan, was a joy to A comfortable win. For once, we managed to score early, and that seemed to settle the team while taking the heart out of the visitors. Excellent performances from Watson, Jamie Brandon and especially Brannan. He's going to be a player. Liam Polworth was excellent in the first half but not so good in the second when some slack passes allowed East Fife in on our goal. The main thing is that we're through to the second Good to see us being clinical in front of goal after our struggles against Kelty. Hopefully, Brannan's injury isn't too serious. The boy has serious ability and can be a huge player for us this season. Really impressed by Brandon as well, but we need more squad depth in central defence and on the left side. I was underwhelmed by Stuart Kettlewell's appointment, but I've seen enough to suggest we'll be ok.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Kilmarnock v East Fife
Update: Date: 45'+1 Title: Half Time Content: First Half ends, Kilmarnock 3, East Fife 0. Update: Date: 45'+1 Title: Post Content: Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. Update: Date: 44' Title: Post Content: Corner,Kilmarnock. Conceded by Lewis Latona. Update: Date: 40' Title: Post Content: Attempt saved. Marcus Dackers (Kilmarnock) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matty Rollo (East Fife). Update: Date: 39' Title: Post Content: Ben Brannan (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 39' Title: Post Content: Foul by Lewis Latona (East Fife). Update: Date: 38' Title: Post Content: Foul by Ben Brannan (Kilmarnock). Update: Date: 38' Title: Post Content: Nathan Austin (East Fife) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 36' Title: Post Content: Attempt missed. Nathan Austin (East Fife) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Update: Date: 34' Title: Post Content: Attempt saved. Nathan Austin (East Fife) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Eddie Beach (Kilmarnock). Update: Date: 33' Title: Post Content: Foul by Marcus Dackers (Kilmarnock). Update: Date: 33' Title: Post Content: Pat Slattery (East Fife) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Update: Date: 32' Title: Post Content: Corner,Kilmarnock. Conceded by Mamadou Bah. Update: Date: 28' Title: Substitution Content: Substitution, Kilmarnock. Tom Lowery replaces Kyle Magennis because of an injury. Update: Date: 28' Title: Post Content: Foul by Djenairo Daniels (Kilmarnock). Update: Date: 28' Title: Post Content: Lewis Latona (East Fife) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Update: Date: 26' Title: Goal! Content: Goal! Kilmarnock 3, East Fife 0. Ben Brannan (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Brandon. Update: Date: 25' Title: Post Content: Hand ball by Kyle Magennis (Kilmarnock). Update: Date: 22' Title: Post Content: Attempt missed. Connor McManus (East Fife) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Update: Date: 19' Title: Post Content: Corner,Kilmarnock. Conceded by Connor McManus.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
'We would rather have a dead rubber'
Stephen Frail would rather have a dead rubber than qualification on the line in Kilmarnock's final game of the Premier Sports Cup stage stage. The Rugby Park side top Group H but are just a point clear of Saturday's visitors East Fife and fellow Premiership side Livingston, who host Kelty Hearts. Killie could only draw 0-0 at Kelty in midweek before missing out on a bonus point with defeat on penalties. "It's all good having a competitive edge but if I'm being honest we'd rather have a dead rubber," said assistant manager Frail. "It has got that edge, East Fife are in this mini table because they've got results. "We know how tough the game will be, me and the manager watched them last week against Kelty and they got the 1-0 win. "We didn't beat Kelty, so we know they've got qualities, an experienced manager and management team. "We know the threat they will pose coming in and they will be definitely hoping to win, to progress if other results go their way, so we need to make sure that doesn't happen."
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'We would rather have a dead rubber'
Stephen Frail would rather have a dead rubber than qualification on the line in Kilmarnock's final game of the Premier Sports Cup stage Rugby Park side top Group H but are just a point clear of Saturday's visitors East Fife and fellow Premiership side Livingston, who host Kelty could only draw 0-0 at Kelty in midweek before missing out on a bonus point with defeat on penalties."It's all good having a competitive edge but if I'm being honest we'd rather have a dead rubber," said assistant manager Frail."It has got that edge, East Fife are in this mini table because they've got results."We know how tough the game will be, me and the manager watched them last week against Kelty and they got the 1-0 win."We didn't beat Kelty, so we know they've got qualities, an experienced manager and management team."We know the threat they will pose coming in and they will be definitely hoping to win, to progress if other results go their way, so we need to make sure that doesn't happen."
