NPFL: South Africa’s Stellenbosch FC snap up Enyinnaya Godswill from Rivers United

South African side, Stellenbosch FC, have have signed experienced Nigerian defender, Enyinnaya Kazie Godswill from Rivers United, Soccernet.ng reports. 

The 25-year-old defender was previously on the books of Kwara United and Delta Force, and is capable of playing as a right-back, and in the centre of the defence.

With Rivers United, Kazie played football on the continental stage, but couldn’t win a trophy for his club side. He played 36 games on the continent for the Pride of Rivers. Additionally, he was an important member of the Rivers United team that lifted the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League, scoring a goal and providing three assists in that campaign.

As per iDiski times, Stellenbosch have nicked up Godswill from Rivers United, and the deal is all set, pending a work permit. Once those details are sorted, the 1.67m tall defender will fly to South Africa for his medicals, and subsequently complete the transfer.

DONE DEAL

Stellenbosch FC have have signed experienced Nigerian defender Enyinnaya Kazie Godswill from Rivers United, who appears to be a replacement for Deano Van Rooyen.

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The Cape Winelands side lost their first choice right-back,  Deano Van Rooyen, to Orlando Pirates, and Godswill is set to compete with Kyle Jurgens who has been filling the right-back position since the departure of their co-captain. The former Rivers United man will be hoping to nail down a starting berth at time goes on.

He joins Stanley Nwabali as another NPFL product to leave Nigeria for the South African league. Godswill was a part of the Nigerian home-based team that lost to Mexico in a friendly in 2022, alongside Nwabali.

In almost 200 career games, Godswill has a decent attacking output for a defender, scoring nine goals and providing 10 assists.