The Republic of Ireland Under-21s have called up Swansea City goalkeeper Joe Collins and Stade de Reims’ attacker Ike Orazi to their squad.

Collins, formerly of Bohemians, joins up with the young Boys in Green ahead of Friday’s UEFA European Championship Qualifier with Slovakia on Friday, September 25th  and replaces Bromley’s Owen Mason, who has been ruled out through injury.

Orazi, earns his first Under-21s call-up and will meet up with the squad before back-to-back qualifiers in Cork against Kazakhstan and England.

It has also been confirmed that the Under-21s qualifier against Slovakia in Košice on Friday evening will be broadcast for free on LOITV. Kick-off is 5pm (Irish time).

Tickets for next Tuesday’s qualifier against Kazakhstan at the Munster FA Turners Cross Stadium in Cork (kick-off 7pm) are available to purchase on Ticketmaster.

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Republic of Ireland Men’s Under-21 Squad
Goalkeepers: Noah Jauny (Royal Francs Borains), Marcus Gill (Celtic), Joe Collins (Swansea City)

Defenders: Sam Curtis (Cambridge United, on loan from Sheffield United), Seán Grehan (Doncaster Rovers), Cathal McCarthy (Kilmarnock, on loan from Hull City), Conor McManus (Gillingham), Alex Murphy (1. FC Kaiserslautern, on loan from Newcastle United), David Okagbue (Peterborough United)

Midfielders: Romeo Akachukwu (Southampton), Adam Brennan (Shamrock Rovers), Jacob Devaney (Hibernian, on loan from Manchester United), Rory Finneran (Notts County, on loan from Newcastle United), Darius Lipsiuc (Notts County), Oísin Gallagher (Barnet, on loan from Lincoln City), Grady McDonnell (Nottingham Forest), Jamie Mullins (Wycombe Wanderers)

Forwards: Leon Ayinde (Doncaster Rovers), Trent Kone-Doherty (Molde FK), Tommy Lonergan (Waterford), Kian McMahon Brown (Shrewsbury Town, on loan from Burnley), Michael Noonan (Shamrock Rovers), Ike Orazi (Stade de Reims)*

UEFA Under-21 European Championship Qualifier
Friday, September 25 |  Slovakia MU21 v Ireland MU21, Košická Futbalová Aréna, Košice, Slovakia, KO 17:00 (Irish time)/ 18:00 local time)

*Joining up with squad after Slovakia qualifier