Nigerian youngster, Yaqub Malah, signs for Portuguese club

Immensely talented teenage football player, Yaqub Usman Malah, has signed for Brito Sporting Club of Portugal.

The former player of Septagon Football Academy of Maiduguri was unveiled at a modest ceremony over the weekend in Portugal.

Yaqub, born in Nigeria in 2006, is a budding talent with the potential to become one of the best football players in the world.

Prior to his official contract with Brito SC of Portugal, he was a student and a trainee player with the Brooke College Football Academy in the United Kingdom.

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At Brooke College Football Academy, Yaqub had an impressive goal average of 17 goals in 32 matches in 116 training days.

A clear testimony of his outstanding performance at the Academy was provided by the Lead coach of the Under-17B team where he played.

Tomasz Wasylik, described the teenage sensation as a ‘well liked person’ and a role model to his teammates due to his professionalism and unmatched work rate.

He added that Yaqub has played in National School Cup competitions against other colleges and programmes in the 2023/2024 session and is ‘technically and tactically good’ and can ‘play in multiple positions.’

Expectations are, therefore, high that Yaqub will continue to work hard to live to the potential identified by Coach Wasylik of the Brooke College Football Academy.