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Petrojet sign Nigerian winger Abubakar Liadi from Ittihad Alex

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Petrojet sign Nigerian winger Abubakar Liadi from Ittihad Alex

Abubakar Liadi, the 23-year-old Nigerian right winger, has joined Petrojet from Ittihad Alex in a move that keeps him in Egypt’s Premier League. He completed the switch on 5 August 2026 and has signed a contract running until 30 June 2028.

Liadi arrives at Petrojet after one season with Ittihad Alex, having moved to the club from Smouha on a free transfer in August 2025. His latest move marks another change of club within Egypt’s top division for the Ibadan-born attacker.

The right-footed winger has made 65 Premier League appearances during his career, scoring twice and providing six assists. He has also played in the Egyptian League Cup and Egypt Cup, where he has recorded two further goals and one assist.

Liadi’s wider domestic record includes 82 appearances across the Premier League, Egyptian League Cup, Egypt Cup and relegation play-off competition. He has scored four goals and registered seven assists in those competitions.

He joined Smouha in January 2022 before moving to Ittihad Alex three years later. The transfer to Petrojet is his third recorded club move since arriving in senior Egyptian football.

Liadi now continues his career with Petrojet, adding further Premier League experience to a squad he will represent under a contract lasting through the end of June 2028.

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Samuel Ahmadu
Samuel Ahmadu is a distinguished multimedia journalist and women's football expert with over 15 years of experience in the industry. On the back of domestic engagement since 2008, he began his international career journey at Goal.com in February 2014, where he served as an African women's football correspondent for nearly eight years. During his tenure at Goal.com, Samuel covered major events such as three Women's Africa Cup of Nations (2016, 2018, 2022) and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada plus 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. His work at Goal.com earned him widespread acclaim, particularly for his in-depth profiles of African football stars, notably Asisat Oshoala, whose rise he documented from her early years to her breakthrough at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in 2014. Prior to his role at Goal.com, Samuel freelanced for various print and broadcast media outlets in Nigeria, including Graphics Newspaper, Radio Nigeria, Grace FM, and Savid Newspaper. His extensive experience and expertise led to his appointment to the Nigeria Football Federation's Standing Committee on Women's Football Development from 2016 to 2018. Since February 2018, Samuel has been the Social Media Manager for Nigeria's women's national teams. In 2019, Samuel joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as a women's football content contributor and was promoted to Women's Football Editor in 2021. His contributions to women's football continued as he worked as a Media Consultant for Content Creation and Editorials at the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. Currently, Samuel also serves as the spokesman for the Nigeria Women Football League, further solidifying his influence and dedication to the growth of women's football in Africa.
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