Isah Aliyu Ndala: Nigeria midfielder joins Ranchers Bees on free transfer

Nigeria defensive midfielder Isah Aliyu Ndala has joined Rancher’s Bees on a free transfer from Wikki Tourists.

The 23-year-old, who prefers to operate in a holding role in front of the back four, makes the switch within Nigerian football ahead of the new campaign after his contract with Wikki Tourists came to an end. The move keeps him in domestic competition and places him in a side competing in the NPFL.

Ndala arrives at Rancher’s Bees with an estimated market value of €25,000, reflecting a career that has already included several changes of club across Nigeria and East Africa. He most recently spent the 2025-26 season with Wikki Tourists, having moved there from Plateau United in July 2025.

Before that, he re-established himself at Plateau United following a spell without a club in 2024, having left Tanzanian side Azam FC earlier that year. His time with Azam included a loan stint at KMC FC in the 2023-24 season, adding experience outside Nigerian football to his resume.

Ndala began to build his reputation with Nasarawa United, earning a move to Plateau United in 2019. A brief spell with Armenian side FC Sevan in 2021 preceded his return to Plateau United and a series of subsequent transfers that have seen him become a familiar name in West and East African club football.

The right-footed midfielder, born on 30 September 2002, now links up with Rancher’s Bees after completing his latest free transfer from Wikki Tourists.