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Mayo U21 wing-back thought to be first Pakistan-born player to win an All-Ireland U21 medal

Published 21:35 1 May 2016 BST

Updated 22:19 1 May 2016 BST

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Mayo U21 wing-back thought to be first Pakistan-born player to win an All-Ireland U21 medal

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"I couldn't confirm that for you but I'll take it."

That's what Mayo's Shairoze Akram had to say when RTÉ's Darragh Maloney told him that he was the first Pakistan-born player to win an All-Ireland. Akram, born in Haroonabad, Pakistan, featured prominently as Mayo's U-21s trumped Cork 5-7 to 1-14 in the final to secure the county's first EirGrid All-Ireland U21 football championship in a decade. The Ballaghaderreen clubman epitomised the dogged, pressurising game of Mayo throughout the game in Ennis and it is believed that Akram really is the first Pakistan-born player to claim an All-Ireland medal. And the history made by Akram, who also featured in the Mayo minor team that reached an All-Ireland semi-final in 2014, didn't go unnoticed after the game. https://twitter.com/DrUmarAlQadri/status/726782237941878785 https://twitter.com/sean_murray1/status/726772331608178688 https://twitter.com/leftistrhetoric/status/726741888565428224 https://twitter.com/Tyronetim67/status/726545614335533058 https://twitter.com/FallsRoadTours/status/726521349410279424 Snapchat

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Mayo U21 wing-back thought to be first Pakistan-born player to win an All-Ireland U21 medal