Nasarawa United FC, Lafia Unveils 8 Top Players Ahead Premier League Second Stanza
By Juliet Vincent
Nasarawa United FC, Lafia, has unveiled eight high-profile players ahead of the commencement of the second stanza of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League Season.
This was contained in a statement by Eche Amos, Director of Media, Nasarawa United FC, Lafia.
It said the new signings bring wealth of experience, skill, and determination to the squad, and will be available for selection for the team’s first match of the second stanza against Katsina United on Saturday, 25th January, 2025, at the Lafia City Stadium by 4pm.
According to the statement, the signings were in the bold move to bolster the team’s chances of success looking at the position on the league table.
It said the players are among some of the most-talented and sought-after players in the top-flight league.
The new acquisitions include; Central defender, Benson Abbey who joined us from Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan, Left back, Peace Dewan formerly of Sunshine Stars of Akure, Attacking Midfielder, Abubakar Aliyu previously with Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan and Central Midfielder, Solomon Chigozie from Kwara United FC of Ilorin.
Others are Winger, Peter Eneji, who rejoined from Busaiteen FC of Bahrain, Centre forward, Ugochukwu Leonard who relinked up from Heartland FC of Owerri, Winger, Benjamin Jack, from Golden Boot FC of Benin Republic, and Winger, Onyema Emmanuel, who arrived from Ikorodu City FC of Lagos.
Addressing the press earlier, Club Chairman, Solomon Babanjah, said, the acquisition of the players is a major statement of intent from the Club, and are confident that these signings will help achieve its goals in the second stanza of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League Campaign.
“These players are household names, and have written their names in gold as far as the top-flight league is concerned in Nigeria.
“Our situation in the league is somehow precarious, but with the acquisition of these top-class players, we are in the right position to turn things around and return the team to where we rightly belong to, which is the summit of the league,” he said.
Speaking also, Technical Director of Nasarawa United, Kabir Dogo, noted that the arrival of the new players would be a turning point for the club.
“We are so excited to see the impact these new signings will have on our squad this second segment of the league,” Dogo said.
