Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol have officially announced the signing of Ghana goalkeeper Razak Abalora a three-year contract from Ghana Premier League giants Asante Kotoko SC.
Ghanasoccernet.com reported about a week ago that Abalora will be unveiled this week and will immediately start training with his new club who hogged international headlines this season after beating Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Champions League.
He becomes the third Ghanaian on the club’s roster, joining midfielder Edmund Addo who was in Cameroon with the Black Stars for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
And then forward Abdul Basit Khalid who has contributed to 10 goals (scoring 7 and assisting 3) this season.
The former WAFA SC and Azam FC shot-stopper has been integral to Kotoko since he joined them in October 2020 on a free transfer.
Abalora made 27 appearances in the Red shirt last season where he kept 13 clean sheets and conceded 18 goals in the process.
He played 9 matches in the Ghana Premier League this campaign and has managed to keep 5 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals.
The highly-rated goalkeeper has four caps for the Black Stars since making his debut on 12 October 2020 in 5-1 win against Qatar in an international friendly.