{"id":929980,"date":"2026-08-27T07:17:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/official-nigerian-star-sanusi-signs-for-as-trencin\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T07:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:17:43","slug":"official-nigerian-star-sanusi-signs-for-as-trencin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/official-nigerian-star-sanusi-signs-for-as-trencin\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: Nigerian star Sanusi signs for AS Trencin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img width=\"750\" height=\"501\" alt=\"Soccer Official: Nigerian star Sanusi signs for AS Trencin\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/ajjeg4Ifl3Il7eA2RKzsns3cMSM=\/750x501\/smart\/filters:format(webp)\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2026%2F08%2Fimago1051106387.jpg\" srcset data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\"><\/p>\n<p>Ridwan Sanusi at Podbrezova. (Photo by Imago)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Versatile Nigerian winger Ridwan Sanusi has completed a transfer to Slovakian club AS Trencin as the transfer window draws to a close, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe 23-year-old has been constantly on the move since arriving in Europe in 2021, as he has played for five different Slovakian clubs \u2013 \u0160KF Sere\u010f, Slavoj Trebi\u0161ov, FK Pohronie, FK \u017deleziarne Podbrezov\u00e1, and M\u0160K \u017dilina, whom he joined last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bSanusi spent last season on loan at Podbrezov\u00e1, providing three assists in 25 appearances to help them secure a sixth-place finish in the Slovakian Nik\u00e9 Liga.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/J-tH4Lk5DYozh23mY2AVy09pvIo=\/1600x1066\/smart\/filters:format(webp)\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2026%2F08%2Fimago1051096761.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Ridwan Sanusi at Podbrezova\"><figcaption>Ridwan Sanusi at Podbrezova. (Photo by Imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u200bAfter returning to \u017dilina, it became evident that he was not in the club&#8217;s plans, as he was repeatedly left out of matchday squads. Now, due to his need for regular playing time, Sanusi has secured a loan move to AS Trencin that will keep him at the club until the end of next season.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Done deal: \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddecRidwan Sanusi has joined \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/astrencin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@astrencin<\/a> on loan from \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf0MSK Zilina for the rest of the season.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/disfootballsef?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#disfootballsef<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UcTeCrJtel\">pic.twitter.com\/UcTeCrJtel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Randa (@RandaAndrew) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RandaAndrew\/status\/2092556463080198653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Soccer Ridwan Sanusi: Details of Nigerian&#8217;s Transfer to AS Trencin<\/h2>\n<p>\u200bWith his contract at \u017dilina also expiring at the end of the campaign, AS Trencin could make the deal permanent if he performs well enough to earn a long-term offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bSanusi is a naturally right-footed player who normally operates on the right wing. Nonetheless, he is equally capable of playing as a midfielder or on the left flank. He is known for his pace, strength on the ball, and versatility.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/cwpjplY8TLD70cZ1twciRHtIYEY=\/1600x1066\/smart\/filters:format(webp)\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2026%2F08%2Fimago1051096764.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigerian winger Ridwan Sanusi\"><figcaption>Nigerian winger Ridwan Sanusi. (Photo by Imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u200bAlthough he has yet to represent Nigeria at either age-grade or senior level, he will hope this move helps him establish consistent form and push his career forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bAS Trencin, who finished eighth in the league last season and last lifted the title in 2016, will look to climb the table and challenge Slovan Bratislava\u2019s seven-year domestic dominance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"<!-- Author Start -->Kelvin Omachonu<!-- Author End -->&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/DXglm-OQ_TFVjV92-C51XBVEBWk=\/150&#215;150\/smart\/filters:format(webp)\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.soccernet.ng%2Fmain%2F2024%2F06%2FIMG-20240522-WA0001.jpg&#8221;  height=&#8221;80&#8243; width=&#8221;80&#8243;>\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/kelvin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu is a professional football columnist and sports writer with over half a decade of experience covering major events and delivering captivating, analytically-driven stories.<br \/>\nA graduate of the University of Ibadan, he is fueled by a profound dedication to sports journalism and the beautiful game. His insights have previously been featured in respected outlets, including IndyPress UI, UCJ UI Newshive NG, Sportpremi, and a few others.<br \/>\nAway from work, Kelvin is an avid fan of basketball, enjoys a great movie, and is always discovering new music.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2026\/08\/nigerian-sanusi-signs-for-as-trencin.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Kelvin Omachonu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Ridwan Sanusi at Podbrezova. (Photo by Imago) Versatile Nigerian winger Ridwan Sanusi has completed a transfer to Slovakian club AS Trencin as the transfer window draws to a close, Soccernet.ng reports. \u200bThe 23-year-old has been constantly on the move since arriving in Europe in 2021, as he has played for five different Slovakian clubs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":929981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21999,136,2005],"tags":[14533,5237],"class_list":["post-929980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigerian","category-official","category-soccer","tag-nigerian","tag-official"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=929980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/929981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=929980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=929980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=929980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}