36 year old Nigeria international defender Leon Balogun has joined Cyprus side Aris Limassol on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with Scottish side Rangers, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
His signing will become official on the 1st of July when his contract with Rangers will officially come to an end. The length of his contract with the Cypriot side wasn’t made known when the club announced his signing on their official website.
Balogun is expected to bring his wealth of knowledge to the team both at club and national level. He has played for teams in Germany, England and Scotland while at national level he has 46 senior caps for Nigeria.
His international career has however stalled the past two years when he last played for the team, there were chances that he will be called up for the recently concluded Unity Cup tournament in England, but the coach Eric Chelle opted for younger options.
Despite the snub, Balogun who have played at the world cup for Nigeria is still hopeful of getting another chance to add to his international appearance for the Super Eagles.
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