One is the sensations of Pacos de Ferreira in the recently concluded Portuguese top flight league Abbas Ibrahim has extended his contract with the team.
The contract of the 23 year old was due to expire later in the summer but following a string of top class performances towards the end of last season he has been offered an extension.
Yesterday he officially extended his stay at the club till the summer of 2024 to further sealed what has been a remarkable rise from the U19 of the team to the first time in six years.
He joined the U-19 of the team in 2016 and progressed to the B team after two years with his first team debut coming the next year. He was however sent out on two consecutive loan spells to USC Paredes and FC Arouca respectively.
Upon his return he has forced his way into the first team set up with 11 appearances to his name last season which includes three starts and one man of the match award.
His form hasn’t gone unnoticed as he is among the midfielders coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr is eyeing for a possible call up to boost his options in that area.
