European club, 1961 Istra of Croatia has beaten other top clubs in Europe to sign Nigeria’s wonderkid, Charles Agada, www.sunrisetimes.com.ng can authoritatively report.
The former Golden Eaglets attacker, who clocked 18 years in September 2024, signed a 4 – year deal with the Croatian top side, making him the third Nigerian player to sign with the club in the last two years.
Agada was highly sought after by some European clubs including Queen Park Rangers ,QPR of England who gave him a pre- contract deal few months ago but the deal did not eventually materialise.
1961 Istra however believe Agada will thrive at the club and Croatia would be a perfect place to launch his European club career.
Salim Fago Lawal and Israel Isaac Ayuma are the other two Nigerian players on the payroll of Istra , the three players are Nigerian junior internationals and products of Mavlon FC of Lagos.
Recall in 2023, Charles Agada was the top scorer of the famous tournament in Viareggio, Italy with ten goals. He also featured for the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria at the AFCON U-17 tournament in Algeria same year where he scored against South Africa in one of the group games that ended 3-2 in favour of Nigeria.
He has since been promoted to the Flying Eagles, but injury prevented him from participating at the WAFU B U20 regional qualifying tournament where Aliyu Zubairu– led Flying Eagles team won the tournament in 2024.
