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The 27-year-old had sometime in October 2022, sustained an injury in an exhibition game between Smouha and Canal.
The world's governing body FIFA has mandated that Egyptian giants Smouha SC compensate Nigerian striker Junior Ajayi for his $70,000 (N31.9 million) worth of lost wages after the club abandoned him in 2022 due to an injury.
The 27-year-old sometime in October 2022, sustained an injury in an exhibition game between Smouha and Canal.
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After being let go by the squad, the former Nigeria U23 star went to FIFA with his grievance, with the body favouring him and ruling that the Alexandria-based team pay Ajayi $70,000 within the coming weeks.
Ajayi has played all of his football in North Africa, starting in 2015 with Tunisian side CS Sfaxien before moving to Al Ahly the following year.
Over the course of his five-year tenure Al Ahly, the striker had won two CAF Champions League titles before moving on to Libyan club Al-Nasr Benghazi in 2022.
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He then joined Smouha later in 2022 on a 3 year contract, making it second Egyptian club he's played for.
Ajayi started his career with the Nigerian U20 team before moving up to the U23 team, which took home the bronze in the Olympic football competition in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
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