Flying Eagles star Kparobo Arhieri joins LSK teammates after switch from Beyond Limits

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

After showing tremendous talent at the 2024 West Africa Zone B (WAFU-B) U-20 tournament where his two goals lifted Flying Eagles to another title, Kparabo Ariheri is in Norway with LSK.

The 17-year-old is training in Norway with LSK and will officially become the team player in January 2025 from Nigeria National League (NNL) champions, Beyond Limits Football Academy.

The same applies to defender Tochukwu Joseph Ogboij – who also trained with Lillestrøm this winter.

After a long journey from Nigeria, they arrived in Norway on Friday morning. They got the journey out of their bodies with a light session together with their future teammates.

Ariheri and Ogboij will train with LSK until the end of the season before becoming LSK players permanently in the new year.

“We have agreed with the academy in Nigeria on a transfer which means that both will become LSK players from January,” says sporting director Simon Mesfin on the club website.

“Since they were last here, Kparabo Ariheri in particular has made great strides. The striker, popularly known simply as ‘KP’, scored both goals as Nigeria’s U20 national team recently qualified for this winter’s Africa Cup of Nations.”

Mesfin does not hide the fact that there are many big clubs out there who have already caught the eye of the forward talent who will turn 18 in January.

“We have reached an agreement in strong competition with many big clubs in Europe. There are still clubs calling his agent and wondering how much LSK will pay for this great talent even before he has made his debut for the club. I have never come across that interest. But he will be allowed to continue his development here and score many goals for LSK before he will be allowed to be sold on,” says Mesfin.

“I am very happy to be back here. It’s like a dream for me. I’ve developed a lot since I was here last. The goal is to become so good that I can eventually play for one of the top clubs in Europe, says Arhieri.