{"id":128686,"date":"2024-08-22T20:23:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/transfer-turkish-club-caykur-rizespor-terminate-azubuikes-contract"},"modified":"2024-08-22T21:35:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:35:49","slug":"transfer-turkish-club-caykur-rizespor-terminate-azubuikes-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/transfer-turkish-club-caykur-rizespor-terminate-azubuikes-contract","title":{"rendered":"Transfer: Turkish club, Caykur Rizespor terminate Azubuike\u2019s contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Turkish club, Caykur Rizespor have terminated the contract of Nigeria midfielder, Azubuike Okechukwu.<\/p>\n<p>Rizespor made the announcement on their official website on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe parted ways with our professional football player Azubuike by mutual agreement,\u201d reads a statement on the club\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to thank Okechukwu Godson Azubuike for his contributions to our team and wish him success in his future career.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old joined the Black Sea from another Turkish club, Istanbul Basaksehir last summer.<\/p>\n<p>The defensive midfielder made 14 league appearances for the club.<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to join Turkish First Division club, Erzurumspor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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