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Araphat Abubakar (Footballer, Born 2001)
Araphat Aliu Abubakar (born July 1, 2001) is a Nigerian footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Israel club Hapoel Nof HaGalil.

United Kingdom
Born in Nigeria Lagos state, Araphat first won a scholarship to study and play football in the united kingdom and was scouted while playing for the Leicestershire-based private boarding school ( Brooke House College ). After impressing there, he got a trial at Barnsley in march 2018 and was offered a professional contract in may 2018 However, due to the stringent requirement of a British work permit and not having a European Passport, Araphat could not sign the contract at Barnsley

Sweden
Due to the issue of work permit in United Kingdom Araphat had to go Scandinavia Europe where he was invited by Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF in October 2018, while on trial at the club he was also invited to train with the under 21 Swedish national team side He visited the club multiple times and also went on pre season to Denmark with the under 19 side, the deal fell through when terms could not be agreed.

Israel
in September 2019, Araphat left UK and moved to Israel where he joined the youth team of Hapoel Nof HaGalil located in the city of nof haglil, which has been a traditional feeder for the country´s bigger teams. he made his debut in November after getting his international clearance and made fourteen appearances for the under 19 side. The league was cut short in march due to the coronavirus pandemic worldwide.