Official: : Al-Fateh Snap Up Nigerian-Born Burkinabe Midfielder Maarouf Yussuf

Published: July 31, 2018

Nigerian-born Burkinabe midfielder Maarouf Yussuf has ended his association with Egyptian Premier League team Zamalek after penning a contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh.

Zamalek approved the sale of Youssef to their Saudi Arabian counterparts rather than loaning him out as his contract was supposed to run out at the end of the 2018-2019 campaign.

Maroof Yusuf has spent the last seven years of his professional career representing Egyptian Premier League teams; first turning out for El Shorta before sealing a move to Zamalek in the summer of 2014.

The 25-year-old was born in Ilorin to Burkinabe parents and debuted for the Stallions in a friendly against Democratic Republic of Congo in November 2012.

Yusuf has appeared in the CAF Champions League and played over 150 matches in the Egyptian Premier League.

Though he was invited to the Super Eagles squad for an African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa last year, he didn't make the match day squad.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel