With two games and two goals, Indofreke Efdiong joins an iraqi club
Nigerian forward Ndifreke Effiong has completed a season contract deal in an undisclosed fee to an Iraqi league leader Al Quwa Al-Jawiya just after two games with his native state Akwa United FC after returning from Lybian 🇦🇫 Ahly Benghazi, Felele247 Media understands.
The former Abia Warriors forward scored a brace in. his second for the 2020/2021 Nigeria Champions against bottom-of-group B Nasarawa United in Jos last month.
Ndifreke started his professional football career with Nigeria National League side Abia Comets in 2015 before securing a three-year deal with Abia Warriors of Umuahia where he scored 40 in 92 appearances.
In the 2019 off-season transfer window, Akwa United announced that they have secured his services to feature for the club.
The Akwa Ibom-born forward made 31 appearances and scored 17 goals before making a sensational Benghazi giants AK Ahly Bengajazi, scoring 17 goals in 21 games.
He has represented Nigeria at the 2015 African Games, the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, and the 2016 Summer Olympics. He made his debut for the Nigeria national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Egypt, as a 90th-minute substitute for Shehu Abdullahi.
The Air force club on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, announced it had completed the signing of the 24-year old Nigerian international alongside Ghana’s Afriyie Acquah.
Founded in 1931, Al Quwa Al-Jawiya is the oldest existing club in Iraq and currently sits top of the 14-weeks old 2022/2023 Iraqi Premier League table.
Manager Hakeem Shakir will be boosted by the arrival of two vastly experienced African players as the Bagdà d based outfit looks to better their 2nd place finish from last season.
Al Quwa Al-Jawiya fans will hope to get a sight of free-scoring Ndifreke Effiong at the 40000 capacity Al Shaab Stadium on February 6 in Matchday 15 action of the 2022/2023 Iraqi Premier League season.
