Former Arsenal And Barcelona Midfielder Wins Djibouti Premier League

Former Arsenal And Barcelona Midfielder Wins Djibouti Premier League

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:01 PM
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  • Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alexandre Song has won the 2021/2022 Djibouti Premier League with Artar Solar 7
  • It is the second consecutive Premier League title for the former West Ham midfielder and Cameroon international
  • Alexandre Song completed his move to the Djibouti City club from Swiss giants FC Sion in November 2020

Former Cameroon international Alexandre Song has won the Djibouti Premier League with his club Artar Solar 7.

The ex-Arsenal midfielder joined the Djibouti City club from Swiss giants FC Sion in November 2020.

The 34-year-old was among the players fired by the Swiss top-flight after he refused to slash his salary following the outbreak of Covid-19.

Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alexandre Song wins Djibouti Premier League
Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alexandre Song wins Djibouti Premier League. Credit: @deveerson45
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Song then signed for Arta Solar eight months later to begin life in Djibouti as he was also expected to help the team's youth development.

Two years after joining the Stade El Hadj Hassan Gouled giants, Song has won his second consecutive league title to his name.

Song and his teammates reportedly scooped $5,500 for their latest success, as per reports by Lorenz Kohler.

Song played for Arsenal between 2006 and 2012, before moving to Barcelona where he won La Liga in 2013.

Song's Son Rejects Indomitable Lions Call up Ahead of 2022 World Cup

Sports Brief earlier reported that the son of former Arsenal midfielder Alexander Song says he wishes to play for the France national team because he feels French.

Nolan Song was born in Cameroon but moved to France at a very young age, where he began a career in football.

This means the 16-year-old is eligible to play for Cameroon and France.

The youngster is the son of ex-Arsenal defensive midfielder Alex Song and nephew of current Cameroon head coach Rigobert Song, who prominently featured for the Indomitable Lions in the 1990s and 2000s.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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