FC Midtjylland sign former Golden Eaglets star

The Danish facet will hope the younger Nigerian ahead can comply with the developmental trajectory of former ace Paul Onuachu

With a press release on their official web site, Danish elite division membership FC Midtjylland have confirmed the signing of former Golden Eaglets ahead Sunday Moses Obule.

Obule, previously of Midtjylland’s Nigerian associate membership, FC Ebedei, grew to become part of the FCM’s academy in January 2022.

The 18-year-old striker has satisfied the Danish giants of his qualities and has been handed a five-year contract to maintain him on the membership till 2027.

Obule Sunday Moses skriver beneath på en ny femårig aftale. Stortalentet lejes samtidig ud til CD Mafra i Portugal ?

— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) August 23, 2022

Midtjylland have additionally introduced that Obule will be part of Portuguese lower-league facet Mafra on mortgage for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.

Talking on the seize of the previous Nigeria youth worldwide, FCM’s sporting director Svend Graversen famous: “Now we have seen sufficient from Moses that we will make a five-year contract with him.

“He has had a very good time at U19, the place he has additionally skilled with the primary group and proven himself properly.

“He’s a dynamic participant who has an ideal capability and may be very tenacious. It’s all the time gratifying when gamers from FC Ebedei come via the system.

“As a part of his improvement, now we have chosen to lease Moses to Mafra, the place he’ll acquire invaluable first-team expertise at a very good degree.”

KRC Genk striker Paul Onuachu and Brighton midfielder Frank Onyeka are two of Nigeria’s outstanding footballers who adopted the FC Ebedei path to FC Midtjylland earlier than changing into international stars.