Despite their failed bid to return to top-flight football, the 18-year-old’s stay at the Karnei Oren Memorial Field was made permanent until 2025.
הפועל רעננה שמחה להודיע על רכישתו של החלוץ הניגרי בן ה-18 פיטר אולוולה מקבוצתו הניגרית tripple 44 והחתמתו לארבע השנים הקרובות. pic.twitter.com/uzDw2XVSPZ— FC Hapoel-Ra'anana (@HapoelRaananaFC) April 20, 2021
The club’s Chief Executive Officer explains to Goal why the Nigeria U20 star was purchased outrightly from Tripple 44 Academy.
“When we brought Olawale to Israel, the problem was that we had three foreigners already in the squad,” Cooper explains to
Goal.
“And in the second-tier, you can play only just three foreigners. So, we waited until January when we could release one foreigner to give him the space to see what he could offer.