South African club, Cape Town City FC, have explained why they parted ways with their Nigerian striker, Victor Obinna, three months after he joined the club.
Nsofor joined cape side from German second division club MSV Duisburg and scored once in 13 appearances in all competitions for the team.
Cape Town coach, Benni McCarthy, told South African daily Times on Monday that the former Nigerian winger did not convince the club enough with his performance during his stay.
“Chairman John Comitis agreed with Victor from the beginning that we would do a review after six months and he didn’t feel that it was working for us‚” McCarthy, who played for West Ham like Nsofor, said on Monday.
“There are no hard feelings between us. He (Victor) understands.
“I felt he was getting fitter‚ better and stronger but I don’t think the chairman was convinced.”
Cape Town City chairman, John Comitis, however, explained that ex-Super Eagles striker Nsofor left the club owing to family issues.
“We parted ways with Obinna,” Comitis told KickOff.com. “Obinna had a six-month contract plus option to continue and he couldn’t get his family here because of paperwork, and we decided that maybe it’s best to part ways.
“We had a one season to it but it was to be reviewed after six months and he didn’t settle… his wife couldn’t get the visa, and child to come here.”
Obinna is yet to add to his 48 caps for Nigeria since 2014.
