The practice of established players returning home to play in their domestic league when they get to the twilight of their career is an established practice but not quite the case in Nigeria.
Sani Kaita and Ahmed Musa are two players who have returned back to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) in recent times but they left upon the opening of the transfer window in other countries.
Dele Aiyenugba can easily pass as one who is winding down his career in the NPFL after years of playing abroad as he has been at Kwara United for two seasons. The former senior national team goalkepper of Nigeria might soon be joined by another shot stopper.
Former goalkepper and captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Vincent Enyeama has declared that he will be open to play for his home town team Akwa United for free. He made this known in an interview in Uyo anchored by George Iniabasi on Comfort 95.1 FM.
The AFCON 2013 winner who is a veteran of three World Cups last played in the NPFL 17 years ago. He has been unattached the past four years but he still isn’t close to quitting the game yet.
“It’s really interesting, yes it is, and I miss football. So, I would like to return to it, first with a team here in France, because I trained here in Lille and back when I was in Akwa Ibom”, he told George.
“And I will come back to Nigeria next year. So, if Akwa United needs a goalkeeper for 4 to 5 months, yes, I have the opportunity to play for free.”
