Report reveals details of Pirates’ new R3.4 million signing

Last month, Cameroonian football website kick442.com reported that Marou Souaibou – who formed part of Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions squad at the FIFA World Cup – had signed a multi-year deal worth around R3.4 million plus add-ons with Pirates.

SABC Sport offered further insight to suggest in another report that the 22-year-old was expected to be heading to the Buccaneers after successful negotiations between Pirates and his club Coton Sport.

At the start of this week, it’s now been reported that the club has officially agreed to sell Souaibou for an amount of US$200 000 (R3.4m), which will be paid with a 15% selling on fee.

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It was previously reported that three European clubs had entered the race for the striker’s signature, namely Belgian Jupiler Pro League side Standard Liege, Armenia Bielefield of the German Bundesliga and French Ligue 1 side Clermont Foot FC.

It’s not surprising that Souaibou is in high demand considering that the talented forward is said to have scored 21 goals in all competitions last season on the way to claiming the 2022 Footballer of the Season in Cameroon, but Pirates seems to have successfully won the race for his signature.

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Interestingly, should this deal still indeed be confirmed by Pirates, Souaibou’s arrival would necessitate the departure of at least one overseas-based player as Bucs already have a full quota of five foreigners in Richard Ofori, Kwame Peprah, Olisah Ndah, Terrence Dzuvukamnanja and of course Bienvenu Eva-Nga, who is also from Cameroon.

During his career with Coton Sport, the youngster scored 30 goals in 63 games in all competitions, including a winner in the cup of Cameroon final.

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