Nigerian Footballer Receives Strange Welcome From Teammates During His Initiation in New Club

• Olakunle Olusegun has joined Russian club FC Krasnodar and will represent their second team in the Football National League
• The 19-year-old was part of the Nigerian Golden Eaglets team to the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup in Brazil where the team crashed out in the Round of 16
• He was given a stunning initiation by squad members having received gentle slaps as he ran through the guard of honour

A member of the Nigerian Golden Eaglets to the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup Olakunle Olusegun has officially joined Russian outfit FC Krasnodar, Brila FM reports.

In a clip sighted on Instagram, the 19 year-old was initiated into the squad as his teammates gave him pats on the back as he ran through the guard of honour.

The Russian club, in a statement, said that Olusegun will be representing their second team in the Football National League, an equivalent of second-tier of Russian football, for the remainder of the season.

The Will are also reporting that the club founded in 2008 and based in the city of Krasnodar, which it is named after, have now effected what will be the second transfer for Olusegun in an extremely short span of time as he had only recently moved from Denmark to Bulgaria a week ago.

Onazi leaves Zalgiris

Ogenyi Onazi has left Lithuanian side Zalgiris by mutual consent after a short loan six-month spell with the club.

The Nigerian international thanked the club for their hospitality after making 19 appearances and scoring two goals. Onazi was on target for Zalgiris during their Champions League qualification game against Linfield but lost by 2-1.

The 28-year-old revealed that he quit the club because he got better offers from other European sides in his post on Instagram. He wrote:

“It’s a very difficult time to say goodbye. In the contract we had, it said that I could leave anytime I had an offer and at this time it came very fast so we had to take the option and I will like to thank the club president for giving me the opportunity to show that I’m not injured, which I really appreciate.”

Statue of Nwakaeme erected in Turkey

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigerian striker Anthony Nwakaeme has been rewarded with a huge statue in Turkey after his contributions at Super Lig side Trabzonspor.

The 32-year-old joined the Black Sea Storm from Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the summer of 2018 for an undisclosed fee.

He has since then contributed 65 goals - 35 goals and 30 assists in 114 appearances across competitions while winning the Turkish Cup and the Turkish Super Cups titles in the process.