Nassarawa United unveils fresh legs ahead of the NPFL second stanza campaign
Nassarawa United in a ceremony held at the Lafia City Stadium has unveiled eight new players to join the squad in the second roud round stage in their NPFL campaign this season.
The club said the new sign on is a part of the major squad overhaul ahead of the commencement of the second stanza of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League Season.
The new acquisitions include;
1. Central defender, Benson Abbey who joined us from Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan.
2. Left back, Peace Dewan formerly of Sunshine Stars of Akure.
3. Attacking Midfielder, Abubakar Aliyu previously with Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan.
4. Central Midfielder, Solomon Chigozie from Kwara United FC of Ilorin.
5. Winger, Peter Eneji, who rejoined from Busaiteen FC of Bahrain.
6. Centre forward, Ugochukwu Leonard who relinked up from Heartland FC of Owerri.
7. Winger, Benjamin Jack, from Golden Boot FC of Benin Republic, and
8. Winger, Onyema Emmanuel, who arrived from Ikorodu City FC of Lagos.
The Club Chairman, Solomon Babanjah, said, “We are absolutely delighted to welcome these exceptional players to Nasarawa United FC. This is a major statement of intent from the Club, and we are confident that these signings will help us achieve our 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.
“We plead for the support and prayers of all key stakeholders involved to enable us get out of this terrain. God willing, we will make everyone happy this second and final half of the season.”
In is remarks , the Technical Director , Nasarawa United, Kabir Dogo expressed his optimism saying “We are so excited to see the impact these new signings will have on our squad this second segment of the league.
“We are very confident that they will help us to compete at the highest level and bring success to the Club. We thank our supporters and fans for all their patience with us, but we hope to reward their patience with positive results, God willing.”
