Portuguese Club Sporting Braga Sign Nigerian Defender From Inter Lagos

 Portuguese side, Sporting Braga have signed Nigerian Defender Adebisi Olamikun from Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side Inter Lagos.

Inter Lagos confirmed the move on their official X handle on Sunday.

According to reports, Olamikun joined Sporting Braga in a long-term deal believed to be worth €50,000.

The 18-year-old has already arrived in Portugal and will commence his integration with the club’s youth setup, with the aim of earning a promotion to the senior team.

According to Transfermarkt, Olamikun is the eighth Nigerian to join Sporting Braga, and among the former players include AFCON 2013 title winner Elderson Echiejile.

Founded on 19 January 1921, Braga are nicknamed, Braguistas, and Os Arsenalistas (The Arsenalists) for the shirt colour that resembles English club Arsenal.

Since 2003, Braga have played their home matches at the Estádio Municipal de Braga, which replaced the Estádio 1º de Maio, now used for the club’s reserve team.

In the 2000s, Braga became one of Portugal’s most decorated clubs and have had some success in European competitions, winning the last UEFA Intertoto Cup (the only Portuguese club to do so) in 2008, and reaching the final of the UEFA Europa League in 2011.

Domestically, they have also won another seven domestic trophies: three Portuguese Cup in 1966, 2016, and in 2021, and three Portuguese League Cup in 2013, 2020 and 2024.

The club qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, reaching the competition for the first time in their history, by eliminating Celtic and Sevilla following a 2nd-place finish in the 2009–10 Primeira Liga season.