Kolkata: Quess East Bengal shock the Indian transfer market with a stunning move to sign Nigerian international Muhammad Gambo, club has confirmed. Gambo represented Nigerian National Team in 7 matches and scored once. The forward is thirty years of age and 6ft 2 inch tall. The forward has scored as many as 70 goals in 200 club appearances in Nigerian Premier League. He was also a part of Nigeria’s 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup squad.
Gambo played for Kano Pillars from 2006 and has since been a sensation for his current club scoring over 60 goals in league and cup competitions. Gambo Muammed was called up to the Nigerian national football team otherwise known as the Super Eagles by Former coach Samson Siasia for a tournament in America but could not make his debut due to the competition being cancelled. He has since called on the new Nigeria manager Stephen Keshi to give him a chance in his new setup after injuries plagued his return.
In March 2013 Gambo was an unused substitute in a 1–1 draw against Kenya national football team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) in Nigeria.
In June 2013 He was selected by Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi to represent Nigeria in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. He was one of the 8 locally based players that made the list, the only striker and has widely been regarded as one of the best strikers in the Nigeria Premier League in the last few seasons On 6 July 2013, Gambo got his first international goal when he scored for Nigeria’s B team in the CAF CHAN qualifier against Côte d’Ivoire at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna.