Official: 2022 Super Eagles invitee joins Swedish club IF Elfsborg

The 2012 Allsvenskan champions have welcomed one of many NPFL’s most interesting defenders to Sweden

With an announcement on their official web site, Swedish prime division aspect IF Elfsborg have introduced the signing of younger Nigerian defender Ibrahim Buhari on a everlasting switch.

Buhari, 20, joins the six-time Allsvenskan champions from Plateau United on a four-year deal.

Buhari is already in Borås, Sweden, and he’s anticipated to hitch Elfsborg’s first crew instantly.

Final season, the bodily imposing centre-back performed 34 video games in a row for Plateau United, scoring six targets, whereas serving to the Jos-based membership to a second-place end behind NPFL champions Rivers United.

Impressed by a clear sheet report in 17 matches and solely 29 targets conceded in 38 video games, Tremendous Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro invited Buhari to the nationwide crew setup earlier this 12 months.

Buhari has expressed his delight at transferring to Europe.

“I’m very, very comfortable to be right here. I really feel able to lastly get began correctly,” Buhari stated.

“Since I signed the contract, I’ve been keen to come back to Sweden and Elfsborg. I’ve adopted the crew and had a bit further management over statistics of assorted sorts.”

The summer season switch season in Sweden has been closed for over a month.

Elfsborg supervisor Stefan Andreass is fast to emphasize that the membership accomplished the switch of Buhari earlier than the window slammed shut and that paperwork delayed the announcement.

“We’re very happy to have the ability to entice a participant of Ibrahim’s caliber and potential and stay up for persevering with to develop him as an individual and participant,” Andreass stated.

“We agreed with Plateau United and Ibrahim Buhari earlier than our switch window closed on August 11 after which there was a await the work allow which is now prepared.”
Crew supervisor Jimmy Thelin is equally delighted so as to add Buhari, with all his optimistic qualities, to the primary crew.

Thelin stated, “Ibrahim is an enormous, highly effective and athletic defender with passing foot and eye for the sport.

“Ibrahim’s timing and athletic means make him an enormous menace in offensive set-piece conditions which was proven by aim scored within the league sport.

“This mixed implies that Ibrahim is a profile that we consider will swimsuit us properly for the longer term.”