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Leicester City Complete Signing Of Nigerian Defender

by Niyi Busari,
Jul 26, 2019
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Leicester City have completed the signing of Nigerian defender Daniel Obi, according to allnigeriasoccer.

The player has been training with the club’s youth team since November 2018.

Allnigeriasoccer reports that the central defender is among the prospects in the intake, having penned a two-year deal.

Obi was part of the Team Nigeria UK squad that defeated Team Zimbabwe UK in an international friendly in London.

He has played for Leicester City U18s, against Norwich City in an U18 Premier League fixture in April 2018.

Derby County, Birmingham City and Leeds United had explored the possibility of signing the center back but he chose to join Leicester City.

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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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