Julius OkorieFormer Super Eagles and Dynamo Kyiv striker, Brown Ideye, is back to origin after joining two-time CAF Champions League winner, Enyimba in the NPFL.
Ideye is following the footsteps of Super Eagles Captain and former Al-Nassr star,Ahmed Musa, who has since been enjoying his return to the local league and posting impressive performance for Kano Pillars. Many believe having more players who have hitherto plied their trades in foreign leagues return to the NPFL will further boost the quality of the league and increase the chances of making better impact in continental competitions like the CAF Champions League and the Confederation Cup where Nigerian club sides have been struggling to hold their own over the years.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelEnyimba who only few days back engaged veteran coach, Stanley Eguma, after parting ways with Yemi Olanrewaju announced the capture of Ideye who began his soccer career with defunct Ocean Boys but has since played for ten other foreign clubs including French side, Sochaux, West Bromwich Albion and Greek side, Olympiacos among others, on Monday.
” We are delighted to officially announce the addition of former Super Eagles Striker, Brown Ideye to our fold…
“We are expectant of the experience and professionalism he will add to our game/quest in our remaining games, this season especially under the New Gaffer” said Enyimba who have recorded strings of poor outings in recent matches.
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Ideye who was a member of the 2013 AFCON winning Squad, will be with Enyimba till the end of the season with the possibility of extending the contract PrimeBusinessAfrica gather.
Ideye represented Nigeria at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. He played five games in the tournament and scored one goal, against Costa Rica.
In May 2010, he was called up to the senior side as part of the 30-man team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
He was not part of the final 23-man squad, but was subsequently called up after a knee injury to Mikel John Obi ruled the midfielder out of the competition.
Ideye was also called up to Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, playing in most of their games at the tournament. He scored Nigeria’s second goal in their 4–1 semi-final win over Mali and played in the 1–0 win over Burkina Faso in the final.
Ideye made 28 apperances for the Super Eagles between 2010 and 2016 scoring six goals.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
