Deportivo Riestra sign Nigerian striker as their latest addition | OneFootball

Johnson Nsumoh, 24 years old, was released by Baník Lehota, a club in Slovakia's second division. If he resolves his immigration issues, he will sign a contract until December.

The biggest surprise of the Argentine football transfer market did not come from River with its high-profile signings, nor from Boca with the possible arrival of Ángel Romero and Santiago Ascacíbar. Nor did it come from any of the other major clubs promising to contend. The club that once again ended up at the center of attention was Deportivo Riestra, which has just registered a Nigerian forward who last played in European lower leagues.

The player targeted by the Malevo is Johnson Nsumoh, 24 years old, a free agent after playing last season for Baník Lehota in Slovakia's second division. If he manages to solve his immigration issues, he will sign a contract until December and will be available to Gustavo Benítez.

A complete unknown who is coming to the country to try his luck and see if he is up to the standard of the First Division. There are no statistical records of his beginnings in Africa, but there is a long list of teams from the lower divisions of Maltese and Slovak football: Mosta, AS Trencin, FC ViOn, Spartak Trnava, Birkirkara, and the aforementioned Baník Lehota.

A versatile forward who can play as a number 9 or on either wing, Nsumoh played 12 matches last season, in which he scored two goals and provided the same number of assists.

If his transfer is confirmed, he would be the 60th African to play in Argentine football. The best-known Nigerian in recent years is possibly Félix Orode, formerly of San Lorenzo and with a long career in the lower divisions.

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