Charles Ribannu Habu has completed a move to Shooting Stars Sports Club, sealing a transfer from his previous, undisclosed club and returning to Nigerian football on a permanent deal. The 24‑year‑old defensive midfielder joins the NPFL side as a confirmed signing, with his registration effective from 2026-02-07 and his current contract running until unknown.
The transfer, recorded without an officially disclosed fee, brings Habu back to his home country after several years playing in East Africa. Shooting Stars have added him directly into their midfield options, with the club listing him in his natural role at the base of midfield. While the financial terms and contract length remain undisclosed beyond the fact that he is now under contract, the transaction is fully completed, not a loan or short‑term arrangement.
Habu arrives at Shooting Stars from an “Unknown” club in the databases, having most recently been on the books of Arbaminch Ketema FC in Ethiopia before that intermediary step. Prior to this latest move, his career has followed a steady climb through several Ethiopian Premier League sides, including Adama Ketema FC, Bahirdar Ketema SC and Addis Ababa City F.C., after leaving Togolese outfit Entente II Lomé in 2020. Each switch has been logged as a standard, permanent transfer, with no loan spells recorded.
Born in Akwanga on 12 Jan 2002, Habu now returns to Nigeria as an established professional rather than a prospect. Standing 1.80m tall and preferring his right foot, he is registered primarily as a defensive midfielder, capable of operating in the screening role in front of the back line. He represents Nigeria at club level and holds Nigerian nationality only, with no dual‑national status indicated.
The move also closes a chapter of playing abroad. Habu has spent the bulk of his senior career in Ethiopia’s top flight, an experience that now feeds into his next step in the Nigeria Professional Football League with Shooting Stars. The NPFL club is his first documented Nigerian side at professional level, with his earlier senior career tracked in Togo and Ethiopia rather than in his home domestic league.
No official market value has been assigned to Habu in the latest data, and there is no record of a transfer fee being paid for this move, leaving open the possibility that he may have been available as a free agent prior to signing. However, the transfer itself is listed as a completed standard deal, confirming his registration with Shooting Stars and his exit from his previous, unspecified employers.
Habu’s recent seasons have seen him move almost annually within the Ethiopian league structure, stepping from Addis Ababa City to Bahirdar Ketema in 2022, on to Adama Ketema in 2023, then Arbaminch Ketema in 2024, before shifting out of Ethiopia entirely in 2025 and finally landing at Shooting Stars in early 2026. Across these clubs he has remained in his specialist defensive midfield role, though detailed appearance numbers, goal tallies, and specific match performances are not available in the current data.
There are no documented recent match details for Habu’s final games in Ethiopia or for any fixtures immediately preceding his switch to the NPFL, and no breakdown of his season‑by‑season statistics. Similarly, there is no evidence of international caps or involvement beyond club football, with his profile listing only his nationality and club affiliations.
Even without full statistical records, the pattern of his career suggests a player trusted by multiple top‑flight coaches in different environments, moving through several Premier League outfits in Ethiopia before being deemed ready for a return to Nigeria’s own top division. For Shooting Stars, the signing adds depth and experience to the centre of the pitch; for Habu, it marks a confirmed homecoming and a new platform in the NPFL to shape the next phase of his career.
