Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has signed a four-year contract with top-flight Italian Serie A side Udinese which will keep him at the club until 2028.
The announcement was made in a statement issued by the club on Tuesday which noted that the contract extension is needed for one of the certainties of the squad.
The club also disclosed in the statement that Okoye has demonstrated a high standard of performance that has made him one of the best goalkeepers in the championship.
The statement also disclosed that Okoye’s renewal demonstrates his and the Club’s desire to continue the journey with renewed enthusiasm and ambitions.
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“Still together, more than before. Udinese Calcio and Maduka Okoye have renewed the contract which will see the Nigerian goalkeeper linked to the Juventus club until 30 June 2028,” read a statement from the club.
“A new agreement is needed for one of the certainties of the squad, who is further linked to Udinese.
“Maduka, who arrived in Friuli in the summer of 2023, earned himself a leading role during the past season, demonstrating a high standard of performance that made him one of the best goalkeepers in the championship.
“Its renewal demonstrates his and the Club’s desire to continue the journey together with renewed enthusiasm and ambitions.”
