Super Eagles Stars Who Have Joined New Clubs After Awoniyi Moved to Coventry City
- Taiwo Awoniyi has completed his permanent move to Coventry City from Nottingham Forest
- Awoniyi leaves the City Ground after four seasons at the two-time UEFA Champions League winner
- He becomes the latest Super Eagles player to join a new club this season after a Turkish exodus
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Taiwo Awoniyi will join Coventry City on a permanent deal after the newly promoted side agreed a £17 million move to leave Nottingham Forest.
Chelsea legend Frank Lampard sanctioned the move for the Super Eagles forward who has been surplus to requirements at Nottingham for a while.
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Lampard signed Awoniyi to add Premier League experience to his squad, which dominated the EFL Championship as they seek to solidify their top-flight status.
The former Liverpool forward becomes the latest Super Eagles forward to complete a transfer this summer, as Nigerian players seek new challenges.
Legit.ng looks at the Super Eagles stars who have changed clubs this summer.
Super Eagles who joined new clubs
Kelechi Iheanacho
Iheanacho spent last season at Celtic and helped the club win the Scottish Premiership and Cup, scoring important goals in both competitions.
The initial agreement was for a one-year contract with an option to extend it for another year, and despite the success, the club refused to honour the deal.
Taiwo Awoniyi
Awoniyi had ups and downs at Nottingham Forest and was not a regular for the club, but maintained his professionalism and was a big personality in the dressing room.
His move to Coventry will allow him to get more regular playing time under a manager who is proving to trust African players like his mentor Jose Mourinho.
Frank Onyeka
Onyeka joined Coventry in January on loan from Brentford and was crucial to helping the club get their season back on track after a mid-season slip which nearly cost them promotion.
The deal had a clause that Coventry would trigger a permanent move if they were promoted to the Premier League, and it was activated when their status was confirmed.
Chidozie Awaziem
Awaziem joined a recent exodus of Super Eagles stars moving to the Turkish Super League to join Victor Osimhen and captain Wilfred Ndidi at Galatasaray and Besiktas.
The experienced defender joined Konyaspor from French Ligue 1 side Nantes. He returned to Turkish football having had a loan spell at Caykur Rizespor in 2019.
Leon Balogun
At 38, former Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun is in the final years of his career. He left Greek club Aris Limassol to join Hungarian side ETO Gyor.
Gift Orban
Orban was poised to leave Hellas Verona after his multiple disciplinary issues at the club, which escalated with his clash with a fan recently. He was on loan in Italy from TSG Hoffenheim.
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As noted by Yahoo Sport, the Super Eagles invitee joined the wave of Nigerian players moving into Turkey after joining newly promoted Turkish Super League side Amedspor.
Raphael Onyedika
Onyedika had made his mark in Belgian football with Club Brugge, and it was time to move on. He was linked to moves in Turkey, England, Saudi Arabia, amongst others.
However, the skilful midfielder opted to move to Germany, joining Eintracht Frankfurt and hoping to make an impact, as did Super Eagles legend Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, as he told the club's official website.
Nottingham stars honour Awoniyi
Legit.ng previously reported that Nottingham Forest players honoured Taiwo Awoniyi as he is set to join Coventry City on a permanent basis.
The players, during their final pre-season match of the season against Stade de Brestois, gave the Super Eagles forward a guard of honour ahead of his move.
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