Ameobi extends Newcastle deal
Friday, January 4, 2002
Article summary
Newcastle United FC striker Shola Ameobi has signed a new contract with the FA Premiership club.
Article body
Newcastle United FC have confirmed that striker Shola Ameobi has signed a new contract that will keep him at the FA Premiership club until the end of the 2005/06 season.
Youth-team product
Nigerian-born Ameobi, 20, came to England with his parents at the age of five and is a product of the Newcastle youth academy which he attended from the age of 13.
Five goals
The England Under-21 international has made eleven starting appearances this season and ten as substitute, scoring five goals.
