Russian Club Unveil Former Eagle’s Agbalaka

Flying Eagles left-back Solomon Agbalaka has been unveiled by Sochi FC after he completed a season-long loan transfer to Russian club from Broad City FC in Lagos.

Sochi confirmed the signing of the Nigerian on Wednesday.

The 19-year-old defender was a standout player for Nigeria during the last U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and the World Cup in Argentina in June. He played every minute of Nigeria’s games in both competitions and won the Man of the Match Award once at the Nations Cup.

He has been tipped for a move abroad since the Flying Eagles ouster from the competition with reports of several offers from Germany and Belgium.

However, Agbalaka cannot play continental football unless he leaves the Russian league next summer. This is because UEFA have banned all Russian clubs from competing in their competitions indefinitely because of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Sochi are currently 11th in the Russian Premier League after just three games.