{"id":2829,"date":"2023-08-09T12:32:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T11:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/08\/09\/read_news-phpnid48402\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T12:32:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T11:32:37","slug":"read_news-phpnid48402","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/08\/09\/read_news-phpnid48402\/","title":{"rendered":"Done deal: Ex-Chelsea youth teamer Makanjuola joins\u00a0Scunthorpe United on dual registration\u00a0:: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/65692Habib.png\" height=\"168\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"Done deal: Ex-Chelsea youth teamer Makanjuola joins\u00a0Scunthorpe United on dual registration\u00a0\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2013 Fifa U17 World Cup-winning midfielder with the Golden Eaglets\u00a0Habib Makanjuola has joined Scunthorpe United\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk\/news\/2023\/august\/habib-makanjuola-joins-the-iron-on-a-dual-registration\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Through their official website<\/a>, English National League side Scunthorpe United\u00a0 have announced the signing of\u00a0Makanjuola on dual registration terms with Ilkeston Town.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Makanjuola\u00a0was with Chelsea at U16 level and Birmingham City at U17 level, before inking a four-year deal with Leicester City in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dual registration allows a player to be registered for another club if the original club agrees, and play competitive games for the new club without leaving the original club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The nature of the Nigerian midfielder&#8217;s dual registration sees Scunthorpe United as his parent club who will also allow him to feature for Ilkeston Town in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Having impressed Scunthorpe United manager Jimmy Dean and his staff during his trial period, the fifth tier side have decided to sign him.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe 24-year-old started his football career with Niger United Football Academy before moving to Water Football Academy where he was invited to the Nigeria \u00a0Under-13 team.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nHe would go on to feature for the Manu Garba-led Golden Eaglets side that won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2013 alongside Kelechi Iheanacho.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embeddedContent oembed-provider- oembed-provider-twitter\" data-align=\"none\" data-oembed=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilkestontown_fc\/status\/1688917956217192448\" data-oembed_provider=\"twitter\" data-resizetype=\"noresize\" data-title=\"m\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f Makanjuola signs for the Robins on a dual registration term with his parent club <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SUFCOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@SUFCOfficial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The former Leicester City, and Chelsea youth player has previously won the U17 World Cup with Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the NMG, Habib \ud83d\udc4a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneTownOneClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#OneTownOneClub<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fWC7DwV6Kq\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/fWC7DwV6Kq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Ilkeston Town FC (@ilkestontown_fc) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilkestontown_fc\/status\/1688917956217192448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">August 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAbdulkareem Abdulhamid<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAll rights reserved. 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