ABS sign four players, promote three from youth team

The management of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC of Ilorin has announced the signing of four new players and promoted three from the youth team to the main team ahead of the second stanza of the Nigeria professional Football League (NPFL).

The team's Director of Football, Alloy Chukwuemeka, said that the players were signed on merit to compliment the effort of others at the club.

Chukwuemeka said Deemua Best, a midfielder joined the team from Rivers United of Port Harcourt and he is to wear jersey number 20. Akinbo Oluwasegun, a supporting striker, moved to Ilorin-based side from Ikorodu United of Lagos.

Others players are Orji Ejike, a midfielder from FC Abuja and Mudasir Nurudeen, a goalkeeper from Kaduna United.

The Club Owners’ scribe told newsmen that the youth policy of the club is paying off as three of the players from the youth team are promoted to the senior team.

According to him, the players are Ogbodo  Chidi a defender, an attacker,  Okoromi David and Olusegun Olakunle, a midfielder who are product of the just concluded LMC/LALIGA U-15 Promises.

Olakunle won the Most Valuable Player at the tournament the young Saraki Boys won a few weeks ago in Lagos, they have been assigned jerseys number 37 and 38 respectively.