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| Dele Aiyenugba |
Nigeria’s former number one goalkeeper, Dele
Aiyenugba is set to leave Israel for Europe to better his lot, we have
gathered.
A source in the know confirmed that Aiyenugba has
set his sights on France where he hopes to play in the prestigious Ligue 1.
The source disclosed that Aiyenugba’s desire to
move away from Israel is based on his poor remuneration with his club Bnei
Yehuda.
Aiyenugba, we learnt earns around $45,000 a year, ‘almost
the same wages as Falcons legend Maureen Mmadu pockets in Norway,’ the source
confirmed.
Aiyenugba, a one-time top safehands for Nigeria’s
national team, Super Eagles, has fallen out of favour with the team’s technical
crew led by Coach Stephen Keshi. He has been replaced by the likes of Chigozie
Agbim of Warri Wolvesn Dan Akpeyi of Heartland and Austin Ejide, who also plies
his trade in Israel with Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
It was Ejide, the tall goaltender that manned the
posts in the Super Eagles’ 3-1 victory over Venezuela’s La Vinotinto on
Wednesday, November 14 in Miami, Florida.
The last Nigerian goalkeeper to dump Israel for
France was Eagles vice captain and number one safehands, Vincent Enyeama, who
signed with Lille OSC. He eventually returned to Israel after he was benched
for a whole season in France.
He is yet to fully recover from the inactivity he
was subjected to in the European country.
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