Tallaght-native Mipo Odubeko urged to follow in Robbie Keane's footsteps amid absence from Ireland U21 squad

Mipo Odubeko in action for the Republic of Ireland Under-17 team in 2019. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

West Ham striker Mipo Odubeko has been urged to follow Robbie Keane’s path from Tallaght to international stardom by opting to play with the Republic of Ireland.

Both players hail from the same West Dublin suburb but Odubeko’s name was absent from Jim Crawford’s Ireland U21 squad yesterday and there are fears that the highly-rated attacker could instead choose to play his international football for either Nigeria or England.