Caernarfon Town have added a quality midfielder to their squad ahead of Sunday's trip to Cardiff Metropolitan (2.30pm)
Noah Edwards joins the Canaries from Connahs Quay Nomads, where he was recently part of their Europa League squad.
The 21-year-old midfielder had previously been at Prestatyn Town since 2014 and becomes Sean Eardley’s sixth addition to the squad in recent months.
Eardley said: “Noah gives us massive versatility, bags of energy and experience as well. I think that, despite it being a disappointing season for him last year at Prestatyn, Noah was one of the shining lights and it’s credit to him that he got in touch, because he just wants to play football and get back out there playing.
"It gives me a bit of a headache now, selection-wise as a manager, and it’s one I want. I’m looking forward to working with him for the rest of the season. I’d like to thank everyone at Connahs Quay for making this move a swift one, just before the deadline.”
Edwards said he cannot wait to play in front of the Cofi Army: “I’ve always enjoyed playing against Caernarfon, it’s a big team and they always have big crowds.
"They’ve got a lot of fans and it’s one of the reasons I’ve joined. It’s going to be great for me to get going and play football again so I’m looking forward to it.”
Eardley is relishing the prospect of a trip to the capital to take on the students of Cardiff Met.
The newly-promoted Canaries began the campaign with an excellent 1-0 win over Cefn Druids, but last weekend were beaten 2-0 at Newtown, despite putting up a fine performance which deserved better reward.
Met currently stand second in the table after back-to-back victories over Newtown and Aberystwyth Town.
"The players cannot wait for the challenge as they aim to bounce back from last week’s defeat to Newtown," said Eardley.
“I'm really looking forward to the challenge of Cardiff Met; they've started the season really well and it's a massive test in the capital. They have some good players, and are very fit and organised.
"However, we have prepared well and trained hard this week. The boys want to put the disappointment of Newtown behind them, so we're raring to go and give our all this weekend."
Missing for the Cofis will be Ross Stephens, who pulled a hamstring at Newtown and will not have recovered in time. However, the much-admired Darren Thomas comes into the squad and is in line to make his first appearance of the season.
Llandudno v Newtown
Saturday 2.30pm
Llandudno will look to pick up their first win of the campaign in the Welsh Premier League when they welcome Newtown to Maesdu Park.
After beginning the season with a 1-0 defeat at Aberystwyth, the Seasiders produced a much improved display in a 0-0 draw at Carmarthen Town last weekend.
Tudno manager Iwan Williams said: "We go into the game on the back of a good performance away at Carmarthen. The squad have worked really hard this week in training as we know we’re in for a tough game against Newtown.
"We’ve done our homework though and the players are desperate to get our first win on the board and I’m sure if we can implement our game plan, then we can achieve a positive result.
"We have a fully fit and healthy squad to choose from and in a sense a huge selection headache, but I wouldn’t have it any other way."
