Following his distinctive performance this season, the Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati has decided to retain Nigeria’s Super Eagles defender Chidozie Awaziem.
Awaziem moved to the United States after the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast from the Portuguese Primera Liga side Boavista.
Since his arrival, Awaziem has been consistent in the team and his performance has ensured the stability of the club.
The club on Tuesday morning revealed the list of the retained players for the 2025 season and Awaziem was prominent of the list.
FC Cincinnati’s roster is currently structured as follows:
Goalkeeper (4): Roman Celentano, Alec Kann, Evan Louro, Paul Walters
Defender (7): Chidozie Awaziem, Teenage Hadebe, Matt Miazga, Ian Murphy, Alvas Powell, Miles Robinson, DeAndre Yedlin
Midfielder (7): Luciano Acosta, Álvaro Barreal*, Pavel Bucha, Stiven Jimenez, Obinna Nwobodo, Luca Orellano, Gerardo Valenzuela
Forward (5): Corey Baird, Stefan Chirila, Kévin Denkey, Yuya Kubo, Sergio Santos
