Bulgarian first league club PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv have announced the signing of 22 year old Nigerian defender Mustapha Abdullahi on a deal that will keep him at the club until 2020.

Mustapha Abdullahi began the season with Wikki Tourist in the Nigeria Professional Football League and his performance with the team earned him a move to Bulgaria.

The former U17 world cup winner said “I am grateful to God for this move and I pray to do great things with Lokomotiv Plovdiv”.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv also have CHAN Eagles defender Stephen Eze who recently signed for the Bulgarian club, and also Musa Mohammed who was Mustaphas teammate in the U17’s and U20’s.

Mustapha could be in the starting lineup this weekend as his team will be resuming hostilities in the Bulgarian First League.

Writer: Pascal Mbey