Abubeker Nassir Ahmed (; born 23 February 2000) is an Ethiopian professional

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who plays as a

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for

SuperSport United SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional association football, football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the South African Premier Di ...

in the

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, on loan from

Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of South African football league syste ...

, and the Ethiopia national team.

Early life

Nassir was born on 23 February 2000 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Club career

Ethiopian Coffee

Nassir left his first club Harar City in 2016 (2009 E.C.) to join perennial powerhouse Ethiopian Coffee. Nassir initially played with the club's B team before quickly working his way into the senior team. In 2020, Nassir signed a contract extension with Ethiopian Coffee that would keep him at the club until 2025.

Mamelodi Sundowns

In 2021,

Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) is a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premiership. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Kings" or "Chiefs" in Zu ...

and

of the

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have reportedly stepped up the chase for Ethiopian wonderkid Abubeker Nassir. Furthermore, both Chiefs and Sundowns are not the only teams interested in Nassir as clubs from Algeria and Egypt are also keeping an eye on him. According to ''KickOff'', Coffee have already turned down offers from Tanzanian club Azam after they had tabled concrete offers for the striker. The publication reports that Nassir also has offers in Georgia and in lower divisions of Spanish football.

2024–25: Loan to SuperSport United

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi confirmed Abubeker Nassir's move to rivals

International career

International goals

''Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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