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Aghahowa returns to Shakhtar

Nigerian international striker Julius Aghahowa has returned to FC Shakhtar Donetsk, the 27-year-old rejoining the final UEFA Cup holders on a free transfer from Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor.

Julius Aghahowa in UEFA Champions League action during his first spell with Shakhtar
Julius Aghahowa in UEFA Champions League action during his first spell with Shakhtar ©Getty Images

Nigerian international striker Julius Aghahowa has rejoined FC Shakhtar Donetsk on a free transfer from Turkish club Kayserispor.

Hiatus
No further details of the 27-year-old's contract have been released as Aghahowa returns to the club he represented between 2000 and 2006, scoring 32 league goals in 89 appearances. He left for Wigan Athletic FC in 2007 but failed to make an impact in England and moved on to Kayserispor last season where he registered six times in 29 Süper Lig games. UEFA Cup winners and Ukrainian Premier League runners-up Shakhtar will start their UEFA Champions League campaign in the third qualifying round.