Oke Akpoveta has completed a move to Swedish side Råå IF from fellow Swedish club Åstorps FF on a free transfer, signing a contract that runs from 2026-02-10 to 2027-12-31. The 34‑year‑old Nigeria centre-forward joins his new team after just over a year with Åstorps, continuing a long career spent largely in Scandinavian and European football rather than in his home country.
The deal, recorded as a free transfer, comes with no listed current market value for Akpoveta, underlining that Råå IF are adding an experienced attacker without paying a fee. Both clubs compete in the Swedish pyramid, with Råå IF and Åstorps FF each registered under competitions listed as N/A in Sweden in the available data. The transfer is fully confirmed, with the switch dated 2026-02-10.
Akpoveta, born in Warri on 12 December 1991 and standing 1.77m tall, arrives at Råå IF as a seasoned journeyman forward. Over the past decade and a half he has built a career across multiple countries and leagues. After starting out at Warri Wolves FC in Nigeria, he first moved abroad to Brøndby IF in Denmark, where his market value peaked at €300,000 during his early twenties. Subsequent moves took him to Ravan Baku in Azerbaijan, Brønshøj Boldklub and Lyngby Boldklub in Denmark, and then into a long sequence of Swedish clubs including IK Frej Täby, Dalkurd FF, Helsingborgs IF, AFC Eskilstuna, Norrby IF, Nosaby IF, Höganäs BK and Åstorps FF.
His career path also includes two spells in Finland with Kokkolan Pallo‑Veikot and a stint in Malta with Valletta FC, where his estimated market value reached €250,000 according to historical data. A spell in Saudi Arabia with Al‑Thoqbah Club added another international stop to a CV that has kept him almost constantly abroad rather than in the Nigerian domestic game.
Most recently, Akpoveta’s market value was recorded at €0 at Åstorps FF, reflecting both his age and free‑agent status before this latest move. While detailed appearance and goal statistics for his time at Åstorps and Råå IF are not provided in the data, his listed main position throughout has remained centre‑forward, underscoring the role Råå IF are recruiting him to fill.
The transfer also underlines a broader pattern in Akpoveta’s career: a Nigerian international‑level professional spending the bulk of his playing years in lower and mid‑tier European leagues rather than competing in front of home‑country crowds. Registered at Råå IF rather than a Nigerian club, he continues to be part of Sweden’s football scene, playing in a competition officially catalogued as N/A in Sweden rather than in the Nigerian league system.
With the contract now formalised through to the end of 2027, Råå IF secure an experienced attacking option who has played in Denmark’s and Sweden’s professional structures, as well as in leagues in Azerbaijan, Finland, Malta and Saudi Arabia. For Akpoveta, the confirmed move offers stability and another chapter in a career defined by adaptability and a willingness to move across borders, as he now looks to extend his impact in Swedish football with Råå IF.
