'It’s quite positive on Victor': Colin O'Brien confident of wonderkid's World Cup availability

11 European countries, including Ireland, will compete at the 48-team U17 World Cup. Ireland have achieved what neither Spain nor the Netherlands have managed. 

16-year-old Victor Ozhianvuna has been recovering from a knock but is expected to be fit for Ireland's U17 World Cup finals campaign. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Ireland manager Colin O’Brien is confident that Arsenal’s €2m recruit Victor Ozhianvuna will be fit for the U17 World Cup kicking off in Qatar on November 5.

Since his pre-contract deal with the Gunners was announced last month, the versatile 16-year-old has been working his way back from a knock but O’Brien expects him to be fit for the trip to the middle-east on Friday week.