Norwich City send Kenny Coker out on loan to National League South side Chelmsford City

ENGLISH Championship side Norwich City has sent Nigeria-eligible teenage striker Kenny Coker out on loan to National League South club Chelmsford City for the remainder of the season in the hope that he can get some first team action.

Coker, 19, who trained with the Flying Eagles squad before the 2023 Africa U20 Cup of Nations, joining Chelmsford on a temporary basis in search of first team football. He has been unable to get into the Norwich, so is being sent to Chelmsford, who play in the sixth tier of English football.

All the paperwork has been completed between Norwich City and Chelmsford City for Coker's short-term loan move and the striker is available for selection in the Clarets'  next league game against Dartford at the Princes Park tomorrow. This season, Coker has played in five matches for the Canaries' second team, all of them as a substitute.

He joined Norwich City from Southend United in 2021 and has played for the club's academy and development setup. Born in Atlanta, in the US to an English mother and Nigerian father, Coker is eligible to represent the US, England and Nigeria.

He has experienced first team football in the past, making five appearances for Southend United, including games in the League One and League Two.  Chelmsford City are sitting eleventh in the Vanarama National South table with 22 points from 15 games played ahead of their visit to Dartford tomorrow.