Nigerian Midfielder Alhassan Ibrahim Signs For Nacional

Nigerian midfielder Ibrahim Alhassan has completed his transfer to Portuguese Super League side CD Nacional ahead of the new season.

Alhassan joins Nacional from Nigeria Amateur side FC Hearts after putting pen to paper on a four-year contract.

His transfer was confirmed by the club on Thursday via a statement on their website which read: “Ibrahim Alhassan will be a player of the National CD in the next four seasons.”

“Following the trip by the president of the National CD, Rui Alves, to Nigeria, talks were held with the president of FC Hearts, which eventually led to an agreement between the clubs.

“Alhassan is a technical offensive midfielder with three appearances  for Nigeria. He  participate in the scheduled training session tomorrow.” it added.

He was initially expected to join SC Maritimo but negotiations broke down over his transfer fee.