Ehizibue joins Genoa after Udinese exit

Nigeria international Kingsley Ehizibue has completed a free transfer to Genoa after leaving Udinese at the end of last season.

The right-back made 32 Serie A appearances for Udinese in the 2025/26 campaign, taking his tally to more than 115 games and four goals across four seasons at the club after his contract expired in June without a renewal.

Ehizibue is 31 years old and signed a multi-year contract with Genoa on September 3, having completed his medical before the move was finalised.

The transfer brings the defender back to a club that first attempted to sign him in January 2019, when he was playing for PEC Zwolle in the Netherlands. That move collapsed after a snowstorm delayed his journey to Genoa, and he joined FC Koln instead.

He returned to Italy in 2022 when Udinese signed him from the German club.

Ehizibue has also featured for the Super Eagles, having been invited to the national team by former coach Gernot Rohr.

His arrival gives Genoa an experienced right-back and closes a seven-year chapter that began with the club’s first pursuit of him in 2019.

Peter, who has been covering sports for PUNCH for close to two years, focuses on combat sports reporting, special features and human angle stories

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