Ajax Sell Oliseh to Juve; Gets 5-Year Deal
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AMSTERDAM (July 2, 1999 3:10 p.m. EDT http://www.sportserver.com) - Nigerian international Sunday Oliseh has jumped to Juventus from Ajax Amsterdam, the Dutch club announced Friday.
The 25-year-old defender and midfielder, who played for Nigeria in last year's World Cup, has signed a five-year contract with Juventus, who beat competition from fellow Italian club AS Roma.
Oliseh played 76 times and scored nine goals for Ajax, the club he joined two seasons ago. He previously played for FC Cologne, Liege and Reggiana.
At Juventus, he will join former Ajax team mate Edwin van der Sar and ex-Ajax midfielder Edgar Davids.
Ajax also announced on Friday they had signed Nigerian under-21 striker Pius Ikedia on a five-year contract from ASEC Mimosas in the Ivory Coast.
Ikedia, who will turn 19 next week, was a member of the Nigerian side which reached the quarterfinals of the recent World Youth Cup.
No financial details of Ikedia's contract or Oliseh's transfer were disclosed.
