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.
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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
“Hapoel Ra’anana is pleased to announce the acquisition of 18-year-old Nigerian striker Peter Olawale from his Nigerian team Tripple 44 for the next four years,” the Israeli outfit wrote on Twitter.
Although the youngster was linked to several clubs, his mentor and proprietor of Tripple 44 Academy Samuel Olatunji-Okuku explained the reason why he chose to let him extend his stay.
“It’s simple logic, he was promoted this year and he played 10 games, scored four times for them with as many assists,” Olatunji-Okuku told
Goal.
“We only felt it was the right move for him in terms of development even though we had to accept a relatively low fee for him.
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