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| Former Super Eagles defender Efe Ambrose |
Efe Ambrose, a former Celtic defender, has now found a team in Scotland after agreeing to a short-term contract with Greenock Morton.
Since leaving St Johnstone in the summer, the 33-year-old, who also played for Hibs, has been without a team. He was on loan at Dunfermline for the second part of the previous season but was unable to prevent their relegation to League One. The Nigerian, who had been working out with Hamilton over the summer to stay in shape, has finally finalised a transfer to Championship opponents Morton and signed a deal through the conclusion of the current campaign.
A club statement read: “Greenock Morton are delighted to announce the signing on Efe Ambrose on a deal until the end of the season. Efe joins the team as a highly experienced defender playing almost 200 games in the Scottish Premiership where he won the league with Celtic on four occasions and making just under 50 appearances for his national team where he was part of the Nigeria side that lifted the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013.”
It’s the sixth Scottish club Ambrose has represented. Ambrose first joined Celtic from Israeli outfit Ashdod in 2012 and helped the club reach the Champions League last 16 the following year. After falling out of favour under Brendan Rodgers, Ambrose reunited with former Celtic boss Neil Lennon at Hibs in January 2017, initially on loan and then on a permanent deal.
He quit Easter Road after two years in January 2019 and spent six months at Derby County before returning north with Livingston, who released him at the end of the 2020-21 campaign. Ambrose played a handful of games with St Johnstone before a short stint at Dunfermline.