Premier League Move Delights Nigerian International Okoye
Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has expressed his happiness to play in the Premier League after completing a move to Premier League side Watford.
Okoye’s arrival at Vicarage Road will see him link up with other Nigerian players William Troost-Ekong, Emmanuel Dennis and Oghenekaro Etebo, alongside Senegal’s Ismaila Sarr, Morocco’s Adam Masina, and Cameroon’s Nicolas N’Koulou.
On Monday, Watford confirmed that Okoye had signed a five-and-a-half-year deal from Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam, but he was loaned back to the Dutch side until the end of the current campaign.
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Okoye, 22, is a regular starter for Sparta Rotterdam this season and has managed one clean sheet so far in 13 appearances for the Dutch club.
The Nigerian international expressed his delight on his Instagram page after sealing the move.
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“I am overwhelmed to sign for Watford and to play in the Premier League is something I’ve been dreaming about since I was a little boy,” Okoye wrote on his Instagram page.
“I can’t wait to get started with the team upcoming season 2022-2023 season and I wish the club all the best for the rest of the season. See you soon.”
Okoye is in the Super Eagles squad for the upcoming Qatar 2022 FFIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Liberia and Cape Verde.
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