Ndifreke Effiong, Akwa United star, joins Libya’s Ahli Benghazi

Ndifreke Effiong, Akwa United forward, has joined Al Ahli Benghazi, a Libyan club, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

The deal was announced on the official Twitter account of his new club on Thursday.

“There is a Chinese rocket orbiting in space; And here is a Nigerian missile that will be heard everywhere,” the tweet read.

“Together, we welcome our second deal in the Mercato, Nigeria’s striker top scorer, Ndifreke Efiong, will strengthen our team for 3 and a half years, starting from the second leg. Welcome to the Red Fort.”

Effiong scored eight goals in 18 appearances for Akwa United in the first stanza of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season to help the team crouch in the third position in the league — just two points off the summit.

Only Sunshine Stars’ Sad’eeq Yusuf has scored as many league goals this season.

The 22-year-old joined the Promise Keeper from Abia Warriors in 2019 after beginning his career at Abia Comet FC.

Al Ahli Benghazi currently sit fifth on the Libyan Premier League with five games at hand after consecutive CAF confederation cup matches forced the postponement of their local engagements.