Talented Nigerian midfielder Noah Okafor has signed his first professional contract with Swiss Super League champions FC Basel, the club have announced.

Okafor's new contract will keep him at FC Basel until at least June 30, 2020.

The 17-year-old has been promoted to the first team of the Swiss powerhouse and handed the number eleven jersey for the remainder of the season.

''Noah is a very versatile player, a great talent from our own ranks," said sporting director Marco Streller.

"Many top clubs in Europe showed a real interest in him, so we are very happy that he has made the commitment to FCB and that we have been able to retain him."

Okafor was arguably Nigeria's most outstanding player in the group stage of the UEFA Youth League; he was directly involved involved in 6 goals (2 goals, 4 assists) in five matches.

The goal-scoring midfielder notched 8 goals in 12 appearances in the Swiss U18 Elite League this season.

Okafor has caps for Switzerland's U15 and U17 national teams.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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