Afrigather Nigeria-eligible goalkeeper, Arthur Chukwuezugo Okonkwo, has joined Wrexham on a free switch after his contract with Wrexham expired, Soccernet.ng reviews.
The 22-year-old goalkeeper initially signed for the Purple Dragons on mortgage from Arsenal final summer time for his or her League Two marketing campaign, serving to them acquire promotion to the EFL League One.
Okonkwo made 40 appearances for the membership, 36 of which got here within the league, retaining 14 clear sheets, and saving a penalty to information Phil Parkinson’s workforce to a different tier in English soccer.
“I’m feeling superb, I’m so blissful to have lastly signed and I can’t wait to get again to it. It was superb final season. We had so many good recollections along with the followers, and figuring out they needed me again was a giant purpose that I’m again. It’s good to lastly be right here. That is dwelling, it’s felt like that since final season after I got here in. The co-chairmen are so good, the supervisor, the coaches, the gamers, and clearly the backroom workers that you simply don’t see. It’s so good to be right here,” Okonkwo advised Wrexham’s official website after placing pen to paper with the membership.
Okonkwo had mortgage spells with Crewe Alex and Sturm Graz throughout his time with Arsenal, earlier than shifting to Wrexham firstly of the just-concluded season. He was named within the Sky Guess League Two Workforce of the Season.
“We’re delighted with the signing. It’s such an necessary one for us. Arthur was excellent for us final yr, and because the season completed we’ve labored arduous to safe the signing. It’s nice credit score to all of the work that has gone on behind the scenes as a result of it’s by no means easy however we’ve all the time stated it’s necessary to have perseverance to attempt to get your primary goal – and Arthur actually was that,” Wrexham’s coach added.
Okonkwo opted to switch his nationality to Nigeria after he was approached by the then Tremendous Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, however he’s but to be known as as much as the Nationwide workforce.
