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Sylvester Igboun has left the Russian Premier League to become the first African player to take a walk following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Megasportsarena.com reports that the 31-year-old forward took advantage of FIFA’s special ruling that allows players in Russia to leave their clubs or transfer to clubs outside Russia.
FIFA announced last week that foreign footballers playing in Russia can suspend their contracts and temporarily leave the country.
The Nigerian international has therefore terminated his contract with FK Nizhny Novgorod.
Igboun, whose deal expires at the end of the season, only joined Nizhny Novgorod last month after leaving Dynamo Moscow by mutual consent and made just one league appearance for the club.
Igboun previously starred for Danish club FC Midtjylland, scoring 47 goals and providing 30 assists before moving to Russian side Ufa in at the end of the 2014-15 campaign.
He scored 27 times in 119 appearances during his five-year stay at Ufa before sealing a permanent move to Dynamo Moscow in August 2020 following a successful loan spell in the capital.
Igboun was capped six times by Nigeria after making his debut for the Super Eagles against Tanzania in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in September 2015.
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