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Super Eagles forward joins Saudi club

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3 years ago

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The Nigerian striker continues his journey, as he joins his fifth membership in 5 years

Tremendous Eagles striker Junior Lokosa has joined Saudi Arabia membership Al Rayyan from Nigeria Skilled Soccer League aspect Kwara United.

Lokosa broke into the limelight in 2018, after his heroics for Kano Pillars when he scored 19 league objectives.

The 28-year-old narrowly missed out on a spot in Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup after Tremendous Eagles boss Gernot Rohr dropped him for Simi Nwankwo.

Since then, Lokosa has performed for 3 totally different groups. The Badagry-born ahead joined Tunisian giants Esperance in 2019, however he left the membership only a yr later.

Lokosa then moved to Tanzanian aspect Simba SC in 2021. However his contract was terminated simply barely three months into his keep.

Lokosa returned to the NPFL final season, and he had a good marketing campaign with Kwara United, scoring eight objectives to assist them to a fourth-place end.

Nonetheless, Lokosa won’t be that includes for Afonja Warriors, as he has put pen to paper for Saudi Arabia side Al Rayyan.

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??Qatari aspect @AlrayyanSC have introduced the signing of ??Nigeria striker Junior Lokosa to a 1+1 deal after a profitable medical.
He featured for @KwaraUnitedFC within the final #NPFL season. pic.twitter.com/GwCtUKAdQt
— Andrew Randa (@RandaAndrew) August 4, 2022