Bewene Signs New Five-Year Deal At Banik Ostrava

Super Eagles right back Abdullahi Bewene has signed a new five-year contract with Czech club Banik Ostrava, a deal that will keep the 21 year old at the club until June 2031 and put an end to growing speculation about his next move.

Banik’s head of sports department Luděk Mikloško explained the thinking behind the extension. “Bewe is one of the players with whom we have recently recorded very interesting performance progress. In his case, we are also convinced that he has not yet reached his ceiling,” he told the club’s official website.

Mikloško added that the club sees genuine top-level potential in the young Nigerian. “He has the parameters for top level football and by extending his contract, we are therefore ensuring continued cooperation with a player who has the potential to be very important for Baník in the coming seasons. I believe that with this long term contract with a player who was in great demand on the market, we are showing our ambitions for the future.”

Bewene’s path to this point has been a patient one. He joined Banik Ostrava in 2023 at just 18, spent time on loan at lower division Czech sides Havirov and Kromeriz to sharpen his game, and only broke into the first team during the 2025/26 season, making his senior club debut against Sparta Prague before going on to feature across right back, right midfield and attacking midfield. Fans following his rise can check Bet9ja’s current promo code ahead of the new Czech league season.

That versatility and steady development at club level eventually caught the attention of Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle. Bewene earned a late call up to the squad in June after Bright Osayi-Samuel withdrew, and he was handed a surprise start against Poland in Warsaw, delivering a composed 90-minute performance in a 2-2 draw.

He didn’t hide his emotions afterward. “I’m very happy and very proud to represent my country, Nigeria. I’m ready to give more of this,” Bewene said. “When I’m on the pitch, I’m ready to give my all, so I just forget everything. There are plenty of people in my country, I have to make them happy.” New Bet9ja users following Nigeria’s next generation of internationals can check how to get the Bet9ja promotion code before the next international break.

Bewene backed up that debut with a further appearance off the bench in Nigeria’s 2-1 friendly defeat to Portugal, giving Chelle a fresh look at a right-back option who had barely been on the national radar before that June camp.

His form hadn’t gone unnoticed elsewhere either. Clubs including Club Brugge, Gent, Slavia Prague and Le Havre were all reported to be monitoring him following his breakout season, though nothing concrete materialised before Banik moved to lock him down with the new long term deal. Punters tracking Nigerian talent across European leagues can check Bet9ja’s YOHAIG code as the transfer window edges toward its close.

For now, Bewene’s focus shifts back to Ostrava, where a settled long-term future gives him the platform to keep building on a breakout year that took him from relative unknown to a genuine option in Nigeria’s national team plans.