This name will be very unfamiliar to many people but we have already talked about his teammate, Karim Adeyemi. Coming from Swiss and Nigerian descent, Noah plays his football for RB Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga.
Slightly older than his striking partner, Adeyemi, Okafor is an attacking midfielder for the Austrian champions. He has been at the club for 2 seasons after joining from Basel where he also played 2 seasons. He is one of the new talents that play for RB Salzburg, who are very well known for bringing in young talent and moulding them into mature footballers, before selling them to bigger and richer teams. Players such as Sadio Mane and Erling Haaland used to play for the Austrian giants. In Okafor’s 2 seasons at the club, he has one the Austrian title in both but also won the Austrian cup too, not a bad tally for a 21 year old.
I recently watched him play live in the UEFA Champions League, playing against Wolfsburg, where he bagged himself a second half brace, not a bad achievement for a young striker. He usually plays as a Centre Attacking Midfielder during the league games but he is also known for a very solid goalscoring record, scoring 11 goals in 35 games in the Austrian League. Most weeks however, he is known for his intense work-rate and his natural ability on the ball. My prediction for this exciting young talent is simple. I believe he will have another few seasons at RB Salzburg and will be sold for a decent transfer fee (probably to the German Bundesliga). He has a bright future on the football pitch.
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