FUS Rabat: Moroccan side secure the services of twenty-year-old Nigerian defender

From Akwa United to Moroccan club side, FUS Rabat, special twenty-year-old Nigerian defender, James Ajako, is set to make history abroad.

Moroccan Side, FUS Rabat have secured the services of Former Akwa United left-back, James Ajako after the youth prodigy left on a free transfer, Soccernet.ng reports.

Another NPFL talent leaves the shore of Nigeria to play abroad, in the person of twenty-year-old James Ajako,who will join FUS Rabat on a three-year deal.

He became a free agent at the end of last season and the Moroccan side wasted no time in making their intent known to the talented full-back.

It will come as a shock to the Akwa faithful how his contract wasn’t renewed, as Ajako scored three goals and set up another five in a stellar individual campaign, and was even included in the Nigeria Professional League Team of the Season, after what was truly a wonderful performance and his move abroad proves to be dividends for a job well done.

Fath Union Sport Rabat, popularly called FUS Rabat, are a professional football club in the Moroccan top-flight, a league consisting of sixteen teams in the first division.

FUS Rabat were third in the league last season and are looking to go a step further with the signature of James Ajako.

The Moroccan club won the CAF Confederations Cup in 2010 and will be participating in the tournament this coming season.

Adefolahan Guerreiro

Adefolahan is a multilingual journalist and writer at Soccernet Nigeria. With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience. He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.

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