O’Dea and Oko-Flex advance in Champions League qualifiers
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 13, 2026, 11:05 AM
Last updated Aug 13, 2026

Darren O'Dea and Armstrong Oko-Flex have progressed to the final qualifying round of the Champions League with their respective clubs. O'Dea, now with Slovan Bratislava, helped the team move past Mjallby after defeating them in the third qualifying round. Oko-Flex contributed to Levski Sofia's 2-0 aggregate victory over Kairat Almaty, setting up a play-off against AEK Athens. This summer, Celtic will begin their campaign at the play-off stage, hosting LASK Linz in Glasgow next week.
- •O'Dea's Slovan Bratislava defeated Mjallby in third qualifying round.
- •Levski Sofia, with Oko-Flex, eliminated Kairat Almaty.
- •Next, Levski Sofia will face AEK Athens in the play-offs.
- •Celtic hosts LASK Linz at the play-off stage next week.
- 11:05 AMYahoo Sports — Ex-Celtic pair O’Dea and Oko-Flex move within touching distance of Champions League
"Celtic supporters have had the Champions League play-off round circled in the calendar all summer, but several familiar Hoops faces have already been battling their way through the qualifiers.Two Dubl...
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