The January transfer window came to an end yesterday with several Nigerian players making moves to clubs as the second half of the regular season in Europe hots up.
With the duo of Paul Onuachu and Terem Moffi snatching the headline due to their big money move to Southampton and Nice respectively, a lot of transfers involving other Nigerian players went under the radar.
One of such deals is that of former Nigeria youth international Valentine Ozornwafor, the two caps senior international of Nigeria returned to Belgium side Charleroi after struggling to impress at second division French side Sochaux.
Ozornwafor was originally billed to spend the entirety of the season on loan at the French side but after making just three appearances totaling 184 minutes, his loan was terminated for him to return to Charleroi.
The 23 year old hasn’t had the best of time since his move to Turkish side Galatasaray after impressing for the Nigeria U20 team in 2019. He has also spent time on loan at Spanish side UD Almeria. Last season was one is his best as he made a total of 17 appearances in the Belgium league for Charleroi.
He played the entire duration of ten of their last 11 games of the season. In France he failed to mirror that same form hence the decision to let him return to Belgium, where he is expected to further develop at Charleroi.
Daniel Martins
