Onazi Can Spur Kitchee To AFC Champions League Success -Chu

Onazi Can Spur Kitchee To AFC Champions League Success -Chu

Ibrahim Lateef

Kitchee SC of Hong Kong Head Coach Alex Chu expressed his optimism that former Super Eagles vice-captain and AFCON 2013 winner Ogenyi Onazi can help the club in its quest for Asian Football Confederation Champions League title, BSNSports.com reports.

Onazi and four other players were unveiled by the club on Wednesday

Kitchee in a statement on its website, read we are proud to unveil the new signings of Nigerian international Ogenyi Onazi, former North Macedonian international Aleksandar Damcevski, Chinese defender Yibulayimu Kuerban, Brazilian striker Walter Soares Belitardo Júnior from BC Rangers, and the local midfielder Tan Chun Lok, who joined months ago.

Onazi, 30, is a central midfielder who was named in Nigeria’s final squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and started in all four games. His colorful career has seen him play for multiple top-division European clubs, including Italian Serie A giant Lazio, 7th Turkish Süper Lig title Trabzonspor, and a recent spell at Al-Adalah in Saudi Arabia.

Chu expressed his admiration for the Nigerian as his energy, box-to-box potential, and his experienced profile are going to be a great addition to Kitchee in the hunt for the AFC Champions League.

Kitchee SC has a rich history, having won the Hong Kong Premier League for a record 12 times, as the best run they have had in the AFC Champions League was a semi-final finish in 2014, as they lost 3-2 on aggregate to Erbil of Iraq.