Nigeria striker and 2013 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, winner, Brown Ideye, has signed with nine-time Nigerian champions, Enyimba, for the remainder of the 2024/25 season.
Ifeanyi Ekwueme, the Sporting Director of the Aba-based club and former international, confirmed the move on Tuesday.
“Yes, the talks have been going on for a while and we completed it yesterday,” Ekwueme said.
“He will be with us until the end of the season and we believe he will bolster our team’s attack as we compete in the league and the continent.”
The 36-year-old Ideye has been without a club since departing Kuwaiti side Al Yarmouk in 2022. He is now poised to make a return to Nigeria’s top division, following in the footsteps of former international teammates Ahmed Musa and Abdullahi Shehu, who currently play for Kano Pillars.
This move also marks Ideye’s return to the domestic league 17 years after leaving Ocean Boys in 2006.
Ideye was close to joining former league champions Rivers United in October, but the transfer fell through.
Enyimba now faces two critical matches in the next five days, as they play Sunshine Stars on Wednesday in a rescheduled NPFL match before heading to Maputo, Mozambique, for their third group game in the CAF Confederation Cup against Black Bulls.
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