Former Nigeria U17 striker has joined top division Portuguese League side Famalicão on a five year deal following the expiration of his contract with Belgium side Gent, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Abubakar turned out for the B team of the Belgium side in the youth league, where he finished as top scorer in the division with 21 goals in 27 games, earning himself the club’s youth player of the year award.
In what was seen a shock decision, the club opt against offering him an extended deal and also fresh terms leading to his exit. They made a last ditch attempt to make him have a u-turn but his mind was already made up.
A shock omission from the Nigeria U20 team that campaigned at the last AFCON, he will go straight into the first team setup of Famalicão , and will be the backup striker to the main man in attack per what we gathered.
His choice of Famalicão was largely influenced by the promise of first team action, and it was largely why he shunned a couple of teams in Belgium and also in Spain who were also interested in signing him.
