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Super Eagles forward John Utaka has signed with Turkish outfit, Sivasspor on a free transfer after his contract with French side, Montpellier expired at the end of last season. Utaka, who recently got married in France, has joined the Turkish club on a two-year deal after undergoing medicals. Utaka scored the goals that gave Montpellier the French Ligue 1 title on the final day of the season in 2012, at the expense of big-money spenders, Paris Saint German, and has been capped 43 times by Nigeria but hasn’t featured under Stephen Keshi. The 31-year old replaces another Nigerian, Michael Eneramo at the club. Eneramo, who scored 36 goals in two-and-a-half years for the club, has signed for Besiktas. Utaka has featured for Ismaily, Arab Contractors, Al-Sadd, Lens, Portsmouth, Rennes and Montpellier in his career.
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This article was first published on 5th August 2013

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Arinze Ude is a PhD Student at the University of the West of England Bristol, UK, where he's exploring on the mechanisms of donor cell leukaemia. He shares his deep thoughts on his blog and the Naked Convos. He is keen to promote personal development of the Nigerian youth via thought-provoking articles.

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