Ogenyi Onazi Joins Hong Kong Premier League Club

Nigerian midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has made a free transfer from East Riffa of Bahrain to Kitchee FC of the Hong Kong Premier League.

The 30-year-old joined the 12-time champions of the Hong Kong Premier League after a brief stint with Casertana FC of Italian Serie D and Bahrain. However, the club made no disclosures about the details of the deal.

Ogenyi Onazi signed a free transfer to Italian Serie D team Casertana FC in August 2022, six years after making his Serie A debut for Lazio.

Onazi left Turkey in 2020 after playing for Trabzonspor and Denizlispor. He had brief stays in Saudi Arabia, Denmark, and Lithuania, and then returned to Italy in August 2022.

He made one appearance for Casertana in Serie D before transferring to East Riffa in January.

Ogenyi Onazi, 30, who won the Lithuanian league title with FK Zalgiris Vilnius in 2021 and, may be able to add another trophy to his club career with the record Hong Kong champions.

Recall that he also won the Coppa Italia at Lazio in 2013, Turkish Cup at Trabzonspor in 2020, and won the African Cup of Nations for Nigeria in 2013.

Since Onazi made his international debut in 2012, the 30-year-old midfielder who last played for the Super Eagles in 2018 scored a goal in 52 games for Nigeria.

The post Ogenyi Onazi Joins Hong Kong Premier League Club appeared first on Naija News.